Chapter 3-Federalism Flashcards
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In their fight against British taxes such as the stamp act and the sugar act of 1764, New England merchants and southern planters allied with what groups?
Shopkeepers, small farmers, laborers, and artisans
What was the first governing document in the US?
The Declaration of Independence
Who was responsible for executing laws passed by the national government under the Articles of Confederation?
The states
What was the first governing document in the United States?
The Declaration of Independece
Who was responsible for executing laws passed by the national government under the Articles of Confederation?
The states
Which state’s proposal embodied a principle of representing states in the Congress according to their size and wealth?
New Jersey
Theorists such as Montesquieu referred to the system of giving each branch of government a distinctly different constituency as:
a mixed regime
