Unit 4: Foundation

Which concept is supported by the ideas in the Preamble?

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• A bill of rights is necessary to limit the power of the government.

• Checks and balances will prevent any one branch from having too much power.

• The power of government comes from the consent of the governed.

• All individuals deserve equal treatment, regardless of race or gender.

What part of the Articles of Confederation made them too weak to meet the needs of the newly created United States of America?

• State governments were not permitted to hold democratic elections.

• The federal government had more power than the state and local governments.

• The federal government was unable to enforce laws and hold state governments accountable.

• State governments were forced to uphold laws they had no say in making.

Select all that are weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

• There was no national court system or judicial branch.

• Each state only had one vote in Congress, regardless of size.

• Congress did not have the power to regulate foreign and interstate trade.

• Amendments required a unanimous vote.

• There was no executive branch to enforce any acts passed by Congress.

Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation did Shays' Rebellion expose?

• The federal government did not have a system of courts.

• The executive branch had too much power.

• Congress did not have standing military to enforce the laws.

• Congress did not control trade between states.

How did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 influence westward expansion?

• It divided new states equally between natives and white settlers.

• It created rules for trade between old and new states.

• It stated that new states must allow slavery.

• It established polices for the creation of new states.

How did the Great Compromise solve a major debate at the Constitutional Convention?

• It allowed the South to count a portion of its enslaved population toward representation.

• It created a bicameral legislature with one house based on population and one house based on equal representation.

• It prevented Congress from taxing exports in order to strengthen the economy.

• It established an amendment process that did not require the unanimous consent of the states.

Theses characteristics show that what situation was true after the American Revolution?

• The men who wrote the Articles of Confederation believed the government should have three branches.

• The Articles of Confederation was able to address all the issues that arose in the new nation.

• The men who wrote the Articles of Confederation did not trust a national government and gave more power to the states.

• he Articles of Confederation was written to establish a temporary government.

What was the primary goal of both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution?

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• to establish organized governments

• to list the individual rights of citizens

• to create economic stability

• to list the powers of state governments

Which constitutional principle best illustrates the idea of “We the people”?

• federalism

• representative democracy

• separation of powers

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  checks and balances

What were two major results of the Commerce Compromise?

• The federal government would not tax exports or regulate the slave trade for 20 years.

• The federal government would not regulate commerce at all but leave that responsibility to the states.

• The federal government would not concern itself with the import of slaves but would tax the sale of them within the states.

• The federal government would not tax imports or regulate the slave trade.