Chapter 6: A New Nation

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The Articles of Confederation established what could be best described as a

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a weak national government

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Which of the following was a weakness of the Articles of Confederation? Options: It did not provide for a judicial or executive branch, It did not allow states to make their own money, It was opposed by Great Britain, It was based on the Mayflower Compact

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It did not provide for a judicial or executive branch

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The Articles of Confederation were

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First plan of government and Constitution for the United States

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The Constitution of the United States called for a Government in which larger states had representation based on their population in one house and smaller states had equal representation in the other house.

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Government in which larger states had representation based on their population in one house and smaller states had equal representation in the other house

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The United States is an example of the form of government called

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republic

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Who drafted the Virginia Plan and is known as the Father of the Constitution?

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James Madison

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The main job of the legislative branch (Congress) is to

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make the laws

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In the Constitution of the United States, a federal system divides, or shares, power between

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the national and state governments

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What document did Thomas Jefferson author in 1786? Options: Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom, Bill of Rights, Constitution of the United States, Kentucky Resolves

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Virginia Statute on Religious Freedom

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Who was the primary author of the Virginia Declaration of Rights?

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George Mason