Social Studies Review

Why did the Articles of Confederation fail as the first government system of the United States?

• It gave too much power to the central government.

• It lacked the ability to raise an army or collect taxes.

• It had no representation for the states.

• It was based on the idea of a monarchy.

Why did the Articles of Confederation fail as the first government system of the United States?

• It gave too much power to the central government.

• It lacked a clear plan for managing trade.

• It did not allow states to have their own laws.

• It made the states too powerful and the central government too weak.

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What was the Great Compromise designed to solve during the Constitutional Convention?

• How to add the Bill of Rights to the Constitution.

• How to balance representation between large and small states.

• How to divide power between the federal and state governments.

• How to create a system of checks and balances.

Which concept ensures that no branch of the U.S. government becomes too powerful?

• Checks and balances

• The Bill of Rights

• Federalism

• The Great Compromise

What was the Great Compromise designed to solve during the Constitutional Convention?

• How to ensure the president had enough power.

• How to create a system of checks and balances.

• How to divide power between the federal and state governments.

• How to balance representation between large and small states.

Which concept ensures that no single branch of government becomes too powerful?

• Federalism

• Checks and balances

• The Great Compromise

• The Bill of Rights

What does the Fourth Amendment protect citizens from?

• Unreasonable searches and seizures

• Restrictions on free speech

• Unfair taxation

• Forced military service

What does the Fourth Amendment protect citizens from?

• Unfair trials

• Unreasonable searches and seizures

• Excessive taxes

• Forced military service

What was the tragic result of the Indian Removal Act of 1830?

• The addition of new states to the Union

• The expansion of farmland in the west

• The discovery of gold in Georgia

• The forced removal of Native American nations from their homes