Unit 3 DA Review

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Which of the following was a reason the Articles of Confederation had to be revised?
The states no longer had any power.
More and more states wanted to join the new nation.
The federal government was collecting too many taxes.
The federal government had no power to raise an army.

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The federal government had no power to raise an army.

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Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? The federal government could not meet on a regular basis. The federal government could not stop citizens from voting. The federal government could not write its own constitution. The federal government could not collect taxes from citizens.

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The federal government could not collect taxes from citizens.

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Which of the following would be the BEST title for this list? Options: Strengths of the U.S. Constitution, Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, Strengths from the Articles of Confederation, Weaknesses in the Declaration of Independence

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Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

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Why was George Washington made the leader of the Constitutional Convention?

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He was trusted and respected by colonial leaders.

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How did Benjamin Franklin help get the Constitution written?

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He got the large states and small states to agree to the Great Compromise.

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Who is considered the "father of the Constitution" because he wrote most of it?

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James Madison

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How was the issue of state representation solved in the new government?

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Two houses were created: one based on population and another with two people from each state.

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What was the MAIN disagreement between the states at the Constitutional Convention? Options: the types of powers given to Congress, the number of branches of the federal government, the method for electing members of the two houses of Congress, the number of representatives each state would have in Congress

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the number of representatives each state would have in Congress

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What disagreement did The Great Compromise solve?

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Disagreements over how states would be represented in the legislative branch.

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Why did the delegates of the Constitutional Convention create different branches of government?

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to limit the power of any one branch of government