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Identify the principle involved in each statement.
- In 1988, Americans chose George Bush as President.
A= Republicanism
Identify the principle involved in each statement.
-Congress approved of President Reagan's appointment of Sandra Day o'Connor to the Supreme Court.
A= Checks and Balances.
Identify the principle involved in each statement
Congress makes the laws for the nation.
A= Seperation of Power.
Identify the principle involved in each statement.
- Massachusetts must respect the laws of neighboring Connecticut and distant Alaska.
A= Federalism.
Identify the principle involved in each statement.
- The President and all other government officials must obey the law as do all American citizens.
A= Limited Government.
Identify the principle involved in each statement.
- Voters in Virginia elected the first black governor in 1989.
A= Republicanism
Identify the principle involved in each statement.
- New York State cannot sign a treaty with Canada or any other foreign country.
A= Federalism.
Identify the principle involved in each statement.
- Both the state and national government tax the citizens.
A= Federalism.
Identify the principle involved in each statement.
- Congress cannot make a law that violates freedom of speech.
A= Limited Government
Identify the principle involved in each statement.
- The powers of the national government are distributed among three branches of government.
A= Seperation of Power.
Identify the principle involved in each statement.
- The government cannot arrest a person unless that person has violated the law.
A= Limited Government.
Identify the principle involved in each statement.
- State and local governments supervise the public school system.
A= Federalism.
Identify the principle involved in each statement.
- The senate can refuse to approve a treaty that the President has negotiated.
A= Checks-Balances.
Identify the principle involved in each statement.
The president can veto a bill approved by the House of Presentatives and the Senate.
A= Checks- Balances.
Identify the principle involved in each statement.
The Supreme Court interprets and applies the law.
A= Seperation of Power.
Identify the principle involved in each statement.
- The President is commander in cheif of the military.
A= Seperation of Power.
Identify the principle involved in each statement.
At the President's requeest , Congress declares war.
A= Checks and balances.
Th Articles of Confederation created a weak national government because Americans were _____________.
afraid of giving governments too much power.
Whcih of the following powers did the Articles of Confederation grant to the national government?
the power to make treaties
the power to issue money
the power to make war and peace
What explains why so many Americans in the 1780s feared a strong national government?
their experiences under earlier British rule.
Americans most challenging economic problem following the American Revolution was ________________.
taxes that were placed on other states.
A political change that led to success under the Articles of Confederation was _______.
negotiating the Treaty of Paris at the end of the war.
setting up the Land Ordianance of 1785.
establishing the Northwest Territory.
For the smaller states to ratify the Articles of Confederation, they insisted that_____.
the national government should take control of Western Lands.
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Nancy1456
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121979
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2011-12-09T03:52:15Z
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