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Which of the following statement about the Articles of Confederation is NOT true?
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Provided for a strong national government
Provided for a weak national government
Gave Congress no power to tax or regulate commerce among the states
Provided for no common currency
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Provided for a common currency
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The Constitution
Articles of Confederation
42 questions
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Which of the following statement about the Articles of Confederation is NOT true?
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Provided for a common currency
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Provided for a weak national government
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Gave Congress no power to tax or regulate commerce among the states
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Provided for no common currency
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Gave each state one vote regardless of size
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Provided for no executive or judicial branches
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Provided for executive, judicial, & legislative branches
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Provided for a strongnational government
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Provided for a strong national government
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Gave Congress power to tax or regulate commerce among the states
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Provided for a common currency
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First constitution of the United States
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An outcome of The Articles of Confederation was _____________________________.
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The Northwest Ordinance
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The Northwest Ordinance
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State delegates met in Philadelphia and decided not to revise the Articles of Confederation but to write a new ______________________.
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Weaknesses in the ____________________________ led to the effort to draft a new constitution.
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______________________ became known as the “Father of the Constitution.”
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______________________________ was elected president of the Constitutional Convention.
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______________ debated over how much power should be given to the new national government and how large and small states should be represented in the new government.
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The structure of the new national government included _________ separate branches of government:
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The Judicial branch ________________ the laws
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The Legislative branch ________________ the laws
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The Executive branch ________________ the laws
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The ______________________ decided how many votes each state would have in the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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The Constitution was signed at the end of the ______________________.
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A minimum of ______ of the thirteen states had to vote in favor of the Constitution before it could become law.
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A minimum of nine of the thirteen states had to vote in favor of the Constitution before it could become ____.
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The __________________ was based on the Virginia Declaration of Rights (George Mason) and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (Thomas Jefferson).
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The first ten amendments to the Constitution provide a written guarantee of ________________ rights (e.g., freedom of speech, freedom of religion).
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The Great Compromise decided how many votes each state would have in the ____________________________________________
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All of the first five presidents were Virginians except ________________.
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Who was president when plans were created for development of the national capital in Washington, D.C.? Benjamin Banneker, an African American astronomer and surveyor, helped complete the design for the city.
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He introduced the Monroe Doctrine warning European nations not to interfere in the Western Hemisphere
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Who was President when The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution of the United States of America?
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Who was president when the federal court system was established?
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Who was president when a two-party system emerged during his administration?
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This president bought Louisiana from France (the Louisiana Purchase).
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Who was president when Lewis and Clark explored new land west of the Mississippi River?
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Who was president when The War of l812 caused European nations to gain respect for the United States?
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Who was president when The War of l812 caused European nations to gain respect for the United States.
