Demonstrate an understanding of the origins and purposes of government, law, and the American political system. - Identify how the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation led to the writing of the Constitution.
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Which branches of government did NOT exist under the Articles of Confederation?
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executive and judicial
judicial and state
executive and legislative
legislative and state
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How does the constitutional action illustrated in this document address a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
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State legislatures must unanimously ratify amendments to the U.S. Constitution.
The President has the power to amend the U.S. Constitution.
At least three fourths of state legislatures must ratify constitutional amendments.
Congress has the power to amend the U.S. Constitution.
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Which branches of government did NOT exist under the Articles of Confederation?
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How does the constitutional action illustrated in this document address a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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This diagram shows steps leading to a historical event. Which event completes the diagram?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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Which weakness of the Articles of Confederation led to Shays’s Rebellion?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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What was the state-level response to Shays’s Rebellion?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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Why was the government’s authority to regulate commerce a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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How does the U.S. Constitution address concerns that resulted from the government described in this passage?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Articles of Confederation?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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How did the U.S. Constitution solve a problem created by the Articles of Confederation?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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What government system has power located with independent states and little power in the central government?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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Which of the following is NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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What weakness of the Articles of Confederation led to Shays' Rebellion?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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What historical event in 1786 involved 2,000 Massachusetts farmers marching on county courthouses because they were in debt from the Revolutionary War?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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Why were large states unhappy under the Articles of Confederation?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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How did the Constitution solve the problem of the Articles of Confederation that only a unanimous vote in Congress could make amendments, or changes?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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How did the Constitution solve the problem of the Articles of Confederation that there was no strong, centralized leadership?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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What weakness of the Articles of Confederation does this excerpt of the Constitution fix?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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What weakness of the Articles of Confederation does this excerpt of the Constitution fix?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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What weakness of the Articles of Confederation does this excerpt of the Constitution fix?
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SS.7.C.1.5
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What meeting of representatives from all 13 states in 1787 was called to decide what to do about the Articles of Confederation?
