What kind of government did the Articles of Confederation create?
Which weakness in the Articles of Confederation made it difficult for Congress to be effective?
From the viewpoint of a settler, what was a positive feature of the Ordinance of 1785 and related laws?
Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress was limited because it could not
What was one way the Land Act of 1800 was different from both the Ordinance of 1785 and the Northwest Ordinance?
Many settlers in America started thinking the country needed a stronger central government to
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“There shall be neither slavery nor involuntary servitude in the said territory, otherwise than in the punishment of crimes whereof the party shall have been duly convicted: Provided, always, That any person escaping into the same, from whom labor or service is lawfully claimed in any one of the original States, such fugitive may be lawfully reclaimed and conveyed to the person claiming his or her labor or service as aforesaid.” —from the Northwest Ordinance, 1787
This clause from the Northwest Ordinance was
According to this excerpt, which of the following was true about the Northwest Territory?
Which of the following is the best description of the type of people who were settling the Northwest Territory, according to Richard Henry Lee?
According to the excerpt, what might happen if the Northwest Territory lacked a strong government and clearly defined property rights?
Massachusetts farmers revolted in Shay's Rebellion of 1786–1787 because
How did free African Americans respond to ongoing discrimination in the Northern states?
Why was a constitutional convention called in 1787?
Which plan called for a stronger national government?
What did some of the Constitutional delegates worry would happen without a Bill of Rights?
How did the Constitutional Convention address the buying and selling of enslaved people?
Which idea from the Magna Carta was incorporated into the U.S. Constitution?
How did the French writer Montesquieu influence the U.S. Constitution?
The concept that power should be shared between the national government and state governments is called
What is the job of the judicial branch of the federal government?
During the ratification debate, Federalists and Anti-Federalists were primarily divided over the
Why was it critical that the states of New York and Virginia ratify the U.S. Constitution?
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“If men were angels, no government would be necessary. . . . In framing a government which is to be administered by men over men, the great difficulty lies in this: You must first enable the government to controul the governed; and in the next place, oblige it to controul itself.” —from The Federalist, No. 51, by James Madison or Alexander Hamilton, February 8, 1788
According to this passage,
This excerpt argues that
In the view of Mercy Otis Warren, the Constitution lacked
Mercy Otis Warren probably thought that the Constitution gave too much power to
In the United States, the people rule through elected representatives who make laws on behalf of the people. This is an example of the constitutional principle of
Which is an example of a concurrent power?
The power of the Supreme Court to declare a presidential action unconstitutional is an example of the constitutional principle of
In which part of the Constitution are freedom of speech and freedom of religion protected?
The authority of the nation’s people to establish a system of government that promotes their well-being is the principle of
Evolving interpretations of constitutional language, as well as the amendment process, have been used to
Which act would be protected under the Bill of Rights in the First Amendment?
Which of the following is one role of the legislative branch?
What is the primary duty of the executive branch?
One role of the judicial branch is to
Which of the following guarantees the right to be protected from unfair government actions?
Which of the following is a responsibility that comes with U.S. citizenship?
Under the New Jersey Plan proposed by William Paterson, the new nation’s government would have
Which events led to discussing changes to the Articles of Confederation?
Roger Sherman resolved the Constitutional Convention’s dispute between large and small states regarding their representation in Congress by proposing
Through applying the views of English philosopher John Locke, the Framers viewed the U.S. Constitution as a
Which provision in the U.S. Constitution provides for the indirect election of the president and vice president?
The Constitution creates three branches of government: legislative, executive, and judicial. This constitutional principle is called
Which of the following is an example of implied powers of Congress?
What is the role of district courts?
Which of the following are responsibilities of each American citizen?
What does the image represent in regards to government?
Which of the following can be inferred from this map of the Northwest Territory?
Based on the map, it is reasonable to conclude that many of the first settlers from the original states made their way to the Northwest Territory via the...