Articles of confederation

Question 1

What were the basic rights of the people?

Answer 1

Freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom of the press, trial by jury, search warrant for property searches

Question 2

What powers were granted to the Confederation government?

Answer 2

Declare war and make peace, maintain an army and navy, make treaties with other countries, borrow money, establish a Postal Service

Question 3

What powers were denied to the Confederation government?

Answer 3

Executive branch, raising taxes, stop States from printing their own money, regulate trade with other countries or between States, courtsystem

Question 4

The articles of confederation established

Answer 4

A Confederation government

Question 5

The colonists feared

Answer 5

A strong national government

Question 6

When were the articles of confederation created in relation to the American Revolution?

Answer 6

The articles of Confederation were established in the middle of the war

Question 7

What word describes the power of the national government under the articles of Confederation?

Answer 7

Weak

Question 8

What Is an achievement under the articles of Confederation?

Answer 8

Negotiated the treaty of Paris

Question 9

How did the American government respond to Shays rebellion

Answer 9

Plan to hold a convention to revise the articles of confederation

Question 10

What parts of government were not included in the articles of confederation

Answer 10

No president and no court system no power to tax no reinforcement the trade agreements

Question 11

Why did the people of the newly independent states fear a strong national government

Answer 11

They didn’t want to give too much power to the national government because they didn’t wanted to end up like Great Britain

Question 12

Books and essays by Thomas Hobbes

Answer 12

Leviathan

Question 13

Books and essays by John Locke

Answer 13

Two treatises of social government

Question 14

Books and essays by Baron de Montesquieu

Answer 14

The spirit of the laws

The Persian letters

Question 15

Principals by Thomas Hobbes

Answer 15

Natural Laws

Social Contract

Question 16

Principals by John Locke

Answer 16

Natural rights

Popular sovereignty

Question 17

Principals by Baron De Montesquieu

Answer 17

Separation of powers

Question 18

Thomas Hobbs thought people were…

Answer 18

Selfish

Question 19

John Locke thought people were…

Answer 19

Good

Question 20

Baron de Montesquieu wanted to…

Answer 20

Separate power among the government

Question 21

What inspired the Constitution

Answer 21

Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, Magna Carta, Mayflower compact, Judeo/Christian believes, ideas from the age of reason

Question 22

How did ancient Greece contribute to the constitution

Answer 22

Democracy, no king, citizen served on a council

Question 23

How did ancient Rome contribute to the constitution

Answer 23

Republic, elected representatives, three branches

Question 24

How did the Magna Carta contribute to the constitution

Answer 24

Checks and balances

Question 25

How did the Mayflower compact contribute to the constitution

Answer 25

Self government, creative just equal laws, term meetings created to solve problems

Question 26

How did Judeo/Christian believes influence the constitution

Answer 26

When it separation from church and state, tempering justice with Mercy in the terms of government, equality in the eyes of the law and equality and justice

Question 27

How did ideas from the age of reason Contribute to the constitution

Answer 27

Consent of the governed, moved away from thinking God choose monarchy, use reason to solve problems, can you concepts such as tolerance, free speech, consent of the governed

Question 28

Protection of individual rights

Answer 28

English bill of rights, Virginia statute of religious freedom, Magna Carta

Question 29

Limited government

Answer 29

English bill of rights, Mayflower compact, Virginia statue of religious freedom, Magna Carta, enlightenment

Question 30

Consent of the governed

Answer 30

Enlightenment, Mayflower compact, colonial assemblies