I need some help please
- Which of the following provided the Founders with the core principles of their new government?
AEuropean Enlightenment
BNative American Federations
CAfrican dual governance
Dancient Egyptian hierarchies
- Which principle was included in most state constitutions?
Aparliamentary structure; the early state constitutions all copied Pennsylvania's model and had a unicameral (one house) legislature
Bjudicial review; the state constitution all created special boards of censors to review and reject bad laws
C.separation of powers; state constitutions had several branches of government
Dpopular sovereignty; the states all copied New Jersey's constitution and gave women the right to vote
- What was the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention?
ACongress was divided into two houses. The Senate was seated equally by state; the House of representatives was seated by population.
BOnly three-fifths of the enslaved population would be counted when calculating each state's representation in Congress
CSome powers were given to the states, some to the federal government, and some to both.
DKnowing that George Washington would be the first president, people at the Convention wrote the powers of the president with him in mind.
- Why were the Federalists so anxious that New York and Virginia ratify the Constitution?
Abecause the smaller states were waiting to see what these two large states would do before they decided if they would ratify the constitution
Bbecause these would be the eighth and ninth states to ratify, thus putting the constitution into effect as laid out in Article VII
Cbecause these would be the 12th and 13th states to ratify thus satisfying the conditions for amending the Articles of Confederation
Dbecause without these large states the new national government would surely fail
- What is the name of the system in which each branch of the U.S. government can limit the actions of the other branches?
Aperpetual union
Bdivision of powers
Ccooperative federalism
DChecks and balances
- What sort of federalism was marked by an equal division of power between the state and federal governments?
Adual federalism
BCooperative federalism
Ccreative federalism
Dnew federalism
AEuropean Enlightenment
BNative American Federations
CAfrican dual governance
Dancient Egyptian hierarchies
Aparliamentary structure; the early state constitutions all copied Pennsylvania's model and had a unicameral (one house) legislature
Bjudicial review; the state constitution all created special boards of censors to review and reject bad laws
Dpopular sovereignty; the states all copied New Jersey's constitution and gave women the right to vote
ACongress was divided into two houses. The Senate was seated equally by state; the House of representatives was seated by population.
BOnly three-fifths of the enslaved population would be counted when calculating each state's representation in Congress
CSome powers were given to the states, some to the federal government, and some to both.
DKnowing that George Washington would be the first president, people at the Convention wrote the powers of the president with him in mind.
Abecause the smaller states were waiting to see what these two large states would do before they decided if they would ratify the constitution
Bbecause these would be the eighth and ninth states to ratify, thus putting the constitution into effect as laid out in Article VII
Cbecause these would be the 12th and 13th states to ratify thus satisfying the conditions for amending the Articles of Confederation
Dbecause without these large states the new national government would surely fail
Aperpetual union
Bdivision of powers
Ccooperative federalism
DChecks and balances
Adual federalism
BCooperative federalism
Ccreative federalism
Dnew federalism
