AOC/Constitution

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The Constitution was written because of the founders dissatisfaction with what document? Options: Albany Plan of Union, Articles of Confederation, Constitution, Treaty of Paris

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Articles of Confederation

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What was one weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Options: Create a postal service, no ability to collect taxes, control western land, admit new states into the Union

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no ability to collect taxes

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Many of the original framers of the Articles of Confederation left out a Chief Executive (President) and a National Court System (judiciary) because...?

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They feared a strong central (national) government

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The concept of Federalism divided power between...?

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the National and State governments

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Why did the Constitution create three branches of the government?

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to keep any one branch from having too much power

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What is the purpose of checks and balances in the U.S. Constitution?

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to prevent any one branch from becoming too powerful

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What event led to the Constitutional Convention in 1787? Options: Bacon's Rebellion, Shay's Rebellion, The Annapolis Convention, The British refusal to leave the forts on the western frontier

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Shay's Rebellion

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During the Constitutional Convention, two opposing groups emerged they were: The Federalists and Anti-Federalists, The Democrats and the Republicans, The Whigs and the Democrats, The Statists and the Federalists

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The Federalists and Anti-Federalists

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Which group supported the constitution ONLY with an addition of a Bill of Rights?

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Anti-Federalists

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What was the Great Compromise?

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Created a House of Representatives and a Senate