Government Chapter 2 test revised

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Which of the following was a weakness to the Articles of Confederation? Options: Congress lacked the power to tax, Congress was not allowed to coin money, Congress was not allowed to conduct foreign policy, The president had too much power

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Congress lacked the power to tax

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Antifederalists believed that representative government: could only exist in a small territory or state, was less important than a state sovereignty, would only work with a strong national government, would only work if Congress was weak.

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could only exist in a small territory or state

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Why did Parliament impose a series of taxes on the colonies beginning in 1764?

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to help pay Britain's debts resulting from the French and Indian War

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Why did colonists resent the taxes imposed by Parliament beginning in 1764?

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The colonists had no representation in Parliament.

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Republican ideas can be traced back to which of the following? ancient Egypt and Greece, ancient Greece and Rome, Renaissance scholars, The Scientific Revolution

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ancient Greece and Rome

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Thomas Jefferson argued in the Declaration of Independence that, if a government disregards the will of the people, the people are free to do which of the following? stop paying taxes to the government, change their government, move to another country, execute the king

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change their government

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Under the Articles of Confederation, most governmental power was retained by which? (Options: states, local communities, national government, Parliament)

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states

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For the Confederation Congress to pass any major legislation, how many states had to agree?

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Nine

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Why did large states favor the Virginia Plan?

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Representation was based on population.

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The New Jersey Plan was designed to stay closer to which document?

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Articles of Confederation