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American Gov. & Politics - Chapter 2

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One key demonstration of the weakness of the Articles of Confederation was
Shays's Rebellion
The Articles of Confederation maintained
state independence and sovereignty
The Great Compromise is
a compromise between those who wanted representation based on population versus those who wanted equal proportionate
As stated by the Constitution the purposes of government include all EXCEPT which of the following?

-Provide for the welfare of the citizenry
-Promote Justice
-secure the blessings of equality for all Americans
-maintain peace at home
secure the blessings of equality for all Americans
Which of the following best describes the process of amending the Constitution?

-It is difficult and has rarely been used successfully to address specific public problems
-It is easy and has frequently been used to successfully address specific public problems
-It is difficult but is frequently used to to address specific public problems
-It is easy but has rarely been used to successfully address specific problems
It is difficult and has rarely been used successfully to address specific public problems
Antifederalists were most concerned with
tyranny from the central government
Which of the following stipulated that powers not specifically granted by the Constitution to the federal government were reserved to the states or to the people?
10th Amendment
The Bill of Rights included
The first 10 Amendments
The first draft introduced to start the Constitutional Convention was authored by Edmund Randolph but showed the strong influence of
James Madison
The agreement determining how slaves would be counted for tax and representation in the House of Representatives was called
Three-Fifths Compromise
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