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10 Cards in this Set
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Which organization functioned as a powerful molder of public opinion against the British? |
Committees of Correspondence |
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The first major gathering of the colonies was the |
Stamp Act Congress |
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The Declaration of Independence was most directly influenced by which political philosopher |
John Locke |
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Why did the Articles of Confederation create a national system of government whose power was derived from the states? |
It was a reaction to Great Britain's unitary system of government. |
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What was the greatest weakness of the Articles of Confederation? |
Congress had no specific power to tax |
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What was the major difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan? |
The Virginia Plan proposed a new national government deriving its powers from the people, while the New Jersey Plan proposed revising the Articles to maintain a government deriving its power from the states. |
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When James Madison wrote the famous words "ambition must be made to counteract ambition," he was describing what? |
The separation of powers and checks and balances between the three branches of the national government. |
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What does Article III of the U.S Constitution address? |
The Judicial Branch |
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Which of the following exemplifies the Anti-Federalist views? |
A strong central government could strip powers away from the states |
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In which of the following ways has the U.S Constitution Not been amended? |
Ratifications of an amendment by legislatures in three-fourths of the states. |
