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| Which powers did the federal government have under the Articles of Confederation |
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| the power to create laws, with a majority vote from the state representatives |
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| Who wrote the Articles of Confederation? |
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| When the Articles of Confederation were written.... |
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| the writers tried to avoid too strong a central government. |
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| At the time the Constitution was written, America was |
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| governed by the Articles of Confederation |
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| Which of the following expresses a concern that the Founding Fathers might have been seeking to address as they wrote the Constitution? |
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| "it is . . . by the unwise or unwarrantable use of [legal powers] that governments oppose their true end and object" |
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| In which ways is our government similar to that of ancient Greece? |
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| Which of the following is not a way that our government differs from the Greek and Roman governments? |
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| he citizens' right to vote |
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| Which is the most likely reason the Founders did not set up a republic exactly the same as the Republic of Rome? |
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| The consuls of Rome decided when the legislature met and what they could discuss. |
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| Which of the following was a characteristic of Greek democracy? |
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| a government where the legislative seats would be granted on the basis of state population |
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| the reason the Founding Fathers decided to create a republic instead of a pure democracy |
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| dealt with how to include slaves in the state population for the purpose of taxing and determining the number of state representatives |
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| created with the goal of avoiding a strong central government |
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| Articles of Confederation |
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| a government where the legislative seats would be granted equally to each state |
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| created a government with a bicameral legislature, where one house would have an equal number of representatives per state and the other house would have population-based representation |
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| How is our government different from the Roman government? |
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| The Constitution provides checks and balances. For example, the president can veto (not pass) a bill passed by the legislature. |
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The president's ability to appoint Supreme Court judges is a
(appoint means to choose) |
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| Who possesses the powers not specifically delegated (given) in the Constitution? |
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| Which is a power reserved to the states? |
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the power to ratify amendments to the Constitution
(the power to pass a law to change something in the constitution) |
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Congress's ability to impeach Supreme Court judges is a
(Impeach means to challenge) |
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| Which is a power reserved to the federal government? |
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| In the case study, what do Caleb and/or Barret's actions show? |
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| Their actions show the effectiveness of the Constitutional right to freedom of speech. |
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| The Constitution likely impacts our lives most in what way? |
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| by providing a framework of freedom that we often don't notice unless our freedoms are threatened |
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