3. Articles of Confederation
Which of the following statements is true regarding the Articles of Confederation? Check all that apply.
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The passage presented here from Article II of the Articles of Confederation is a more strongly worded version of the provision that became the Tenth Amendment to the Constitution. It reserves for the individual states all powers not expressly given to the national government. Among the provisions that made national governance difficult was the section of Article V that gave one vote to each state as well as provisions requiring most or even all states to agree in order to change laws or policies. In addition, Article VI placed the responsibility for military organization with the states. As a result, each state had individual militias, which made coordinating national security difficult.
Which of these statements concerning the American government under the Articles of Confederation is accurate?
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The Articles of Confederation created a highly decentralized power structure. Each individual state acted much like an independent nation, relying on the national government for very little. The arrangement created a number of problems. States had different currencies, road systems, treaties with foreign nations, and trade policies with surrounding states. This system pushed even antifederalists to consider the notion that something needed to change.
1. Common Sense and American independence Which of these statements reflect reasons Thomas Paine gave for declaring independence from British rule? Check all that apply. Points: 1 / 1 Close Explanation Explanation: In Common Sense Thomas Paine articulated reasons why colonists should declare independence from Great Britain. His objections to a continued British rule centered largely on the arbitrary manner in which he believed King George had used his power. Paine accused the king of abuses of power and being jealous of American prosperity and said that a monarch who ruled only by the standard that “there shall be no laws but such as I like” did not deserve to govern. Based on the information presented, with which of the these statements would Thomas Paine likely agree? Points: 1 / 1 Close Explanation Explanation: Paine clearly believed that the colonists were suffering under the rule of King George and that the circumstances were not likely to improve without strong action by the American colonies. He suggested that colonists were wasting their efforts by “perpetually quarrelling or ridiculously petitioning” and encouraged colonists to take decisive action by declaring independence from Britain. |
Winthrop argued that because the states are so dissimilar, they must be free to One major concern of antifederalists such as Winthrop was that the proposed Constitution’s Which of these statements captures an objection Winthrop had to the proposed Constitution? | ||
4. Checks and Balances Which of these statements is true about the U.S. system of checks and balances? According to the video, which of the following statements about the debt ceiling conflict are accurate? Check all that apply. |
2. The Declaration of Independence
According to the Declaration, why was it necessary “to dissolve political bands which have connected them with another?”
Frustrated with their powerlessness, the colonists fought for the right to ![]()
govern themselves . Arguing, as they did in the Declaration of Independence, that all men were created equal and entitled to ![]()
life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness , the Congress vowed to create new institutions operating on these principles.
Based on colonial experiences with British rule, which of the following power systems would probably have had the most appeal when creating new institutions?
