Articles of Confederation Unit Test Review – Flashcards
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What are the three branches of federal government set up by the Constitution?
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legislative, executive, and judicial
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Read the quotation from the Declaration of Independence.
"For depriving us, in many cases, of the benefit of Trial by Jury."
Which legal change after the American Revolution most likely resulted from this grievance?
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Due process of law was implemented.
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Which was an area of weakness in the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?
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legislative power
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The US Constitution structures the government by creating
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a system that organizes power on federal, state, and local levels.
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During the Constitutional Convention, small states did not want their representation based on
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population
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A public welfare service that the US government provides is
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education
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Which best describes an important civic responsibility?
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voting
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Under the Articles of Confederation, why was the federal government unable to raise revenue? Check all that apply.
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-The federal government was not given the power to regulate trade.
-The federal government needed approval of the states to collect taxes.
-The state and national currencies competed with each other.
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Which statement about the Three-Fifths Compromise is accurate?
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The Three-Fifths Compromise was a temporary solution to a long-term political issue.
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Which quotation from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence supports the idea that the United States is based on a social contract?
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"Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."
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Thomas Paine's Common Sense pushed for a more radical solution than the First Continental Congress did in resolving issues of British rule. What was Paine's solution?
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declaring independence
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When leaders use religious laws to govern, they most likely represent
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a theocracy
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What did the Three-Fifths Compromise rule about enslaved people?
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They were partially counted.
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If leaders wanted to create a government that is more effective than the government under the Articles of Confederation, which is the most important idea that should be embraced?
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The federal government cannot be weak.
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The Declaration of Independence is considered the first formal assertion by a people of their right to
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self-government.
