Which statement describes a key weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

It did not give the federal government enough power to enforce its laws.

It did not establish a legislative or judicial branch within the new government.

It did not address how the federal government would coin money.

It did not gave the federal government the authority to declare war or negotiate treaties.

How did the Mayflower Compact serve as a precedent to the US Constitution?

It called for the passage of just and equal laws mutually agreed upon by all citizens.

It established a formal government with a defined executive and Congress.

It declared its authors independent from control by the monarchy and Parliament.

It included a section listing the rights granted to all citizens on equal terms.

To address the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation, delegates at the Constitutional Convention agreed to

increase the powers of the central government

allow states to set tariff rates

What compromise did the delegates reach over the issue of states’ rights?

The Bill of Rights protected them in the Tenth Amendment.

The Constitution protected them in the Exclusion Clause.

The Constitution failed to mention them specifically.

The Bill of Rights made them secondary to federal authority.

How did the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution address the question of American Indians ?

It authorized the government to regulate commerce with American Indians.

It subsidized merchants who traded with American Indians.

It taxed commerce with American Indian tribes at high foreign rates.

It forbade commerce with American Indian tribes within the territories.

Which statement best describes how the U.S. Constitution resolved the debate on the power of the central government?

It specified the powers of the central government and reserved the other powers to the states.

It limited the power of the central government to the ones identified in the Articles of Confederation.

It authorized the central government to overrule state government legislation.

It listed the powers enumerated in the Declaration of Independence for the central government.

Delegates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to create a Senate and a House of Legislature as a way to

address the issue of population differences among the states

insure speedy passage of legislation

satisfy the different interests of the rich and poor citizens

assure the right to vote to all adult males

When the United States Constitution was written, which compromise was reached by the authors to gain the support of the states with small populations?

Congress would consist of both a House of Representatives and a Senate.

Five enslaved persons would be counted as three free persons for the purpose of taxation

The President would be selected by the direct vote of the people.

Exported goods could not be taxed, but imported goods could be taxed.

“New Congress to Have Two Houses” / “Slaves to Count as Three-Fifths of a Person” / “President to be Chosen by Electoral Vote” - Which conclusion about the Constitutional Convention is best supported by these headlines?

The Constitution was written with many compromises about important issues.

States with large populations controlled the outcome of the convention.

States that were small in area would lose power in the new Constitution.

The writers of the Constitution were concerned with the rights of slaves.

During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the plans for Congress proposed by delegates from New Jersey and Virginia differed mainly over the issue of

equal state representation or proportionate state representation

life terms of office or short terms of office

appointed legislators or elected legislators

power to check other branches or power limited to lawmaking

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to the Three-Fifths Compromise as a solution to the problem of how to determine the

number of representatives in the House from each state

number of slaves each state would be allowed to have

length of the president’s term