PPLE EXAM SCRIPT SOLVED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Articles of Confederation.
Answer: Established a government (confederation) for the new,
independent states - America's 1st Constitution
States maintained their sovereignty - state legislatures had most of the
power (no unity)
Created a unicameral Congress made up of delegates from the states
Made the federal government weak and ineffective
Could not regulate commerce and led to economic turmoil
Had no Executive to enforce acts of Congress or Federal Courts to settle
disputes
⩥ Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
Answer: Congress unable to levy or collect taxes
No centralized military power to address Shays' Rebellion
Congress unable to regulate foreign and interstate commerce
No national court system
Government dominated by the states
⩥ Shay's Rebellion.
,Answer: exposed the severe weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
leading to the Constitution
⩥ U.S. Constitution.
Answer: Formal governing document that replaced the Articles of
Confederation and addressed its many weaknesses
Lays out the structure and powers of the federal government - which was
to be a constitutional federal republic.
Gave the federal government significantly more power, including the
creation of a federal executive (POTUS) and judiciary (SCOTUS)
Created a bicameral legislature (due to the Great Compromise)
Also established limits to the abuse of power through the principles of
popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks
and balances, and federalism
⩥ Breakdown of the US Constitution.
Answer: Article I: Legislative Branch
Article II: Executive Branch
Article III: Judicial Branch
Article IV: Relations Among States
Article V: Amendment Process
Article VI: Supremacy Clause
Article VII: Ratification
,⩥ Article I, Section 8 (expressed powers).
Answer: Coin Money
Declare War
Make Post Offices
Regulate Commerce (Commerce Clause)
Borrow Money
Punish counterfeiters
Establish a uniform rule of naturalization
⩥ Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.
Answer: To make all necessary laws.
(sometimes called the "elastic clause").
⩥ National Powers (exclusive) and or enumerated.
Answer: Those powers found in Article I given only to the federal
government
⩥ Federalism.
Answer: A system in which power is divided between the national and
state governments
⩥ Federalists.
, Answer: Favored a strong central government and weak state
governments
Argued that the Bill of Rights was not necessary (Congress did not have
the constitutional power to deny natural rights)
Favored a separation of powers among three branches of government
with checks and balances
Believed that a large republic would ensure individual freedoms
⩥ Anti-Federalists.
Answer: Favored a weak central government and strong state
governments
Believed the Bill of Rights was necessary to fulfill the promise of the
Declaration of Independence (natural rights should be protected by
government authorities)
Favored the states checking the power of the central government
Believed an American republic would grow so large it would transform
into an authoritarian system
⩥ Brutus #1.
Answer: Citizens must be cautious about empowering a strong central
government because they are unlikely to ever get control back.
The new constitution gives so much power to a central government that
the state governments may no longer be able to function. The "necessary
and proper" clause and the supremacy clause make the central
government an uncontrollable power.
AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ Articles of Confederation.
Answer: Established a government (confederation) for the new,
independent states - America's 1st Constitution
States maintained their sovereignty - state legislatures had most of the
power (no unity)
Created a unicameral Congress made up of delegates from the states
Made the federal government weak and ineffective
Could not regulate commerce and led to economic turmoil
Had no Executive to enforce acts of Congress or Federal Courts to settle
disputes
⩥ Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.
Answer: Congress unable to levy or collect taxes
No centralized military power to address Shays' Rebellion
Congress unable to regulate foreign and interstate commerce
No national court system
Government dominated by the states
⩥ Shay's Rebellion.
,Answer: exposed the severe weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation
leading to the Constitution
⩥ U.S. Constitution.
Answer: Formal governing document that replaced the Articles of
Confederation and addressed its many weaknesses
Lays out the structure and powers of the federal government - which was
to be a constitutional federal republic.
Gave the federal government significantly more power, including the
creation of a federal executive (POTUS) and judiciary (SCOTUS)
Created a bicameral legislature (due to the Great Compromise)
Also established limits to the abuse of power through the principles of
popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks
and balances, and federalism
⩥ Breakdown of the US Constitution.
Answer: Article I: Legislative Branch
Article II: Executive Branch
Article III: Judicial Branch
Article IV: Relations Among States
Article V: Amendment Process
Article VI: Supremacy Clause
Article VII: Ratification
,⩥ Article I, Section 8 (expressed powers).
Answer: Coin Money
Declare War
Make Post Offices
Regulate Commerce (Commerce Clause)
Borrow Money
Punish counterfeiters
Establish a uniform rule of naturalization
⩥ Article I, Section 8, Clause 18.
Answer: To make all necessary laws.
(sometimes called the "elastic clause").
⩥ National Powers (exclusive) and or enumerated.
Answer: Those powers found in Article I given only to the federal
government
⩥ Federalism.
Answer: A system in which power is divided between the national and
state governments
⩥ Federalists.
, Answer: Favored a strong central government and weak state
governments
Argued that the Bill of Rights was not necessary (Congress did not have
the constitutional power to deny natural rights)
Favored a separation of powers among three branches of government
with checks and balances
Believed that a large republic would ensure individual freedoms
⩥ Anti-Federalists.
Answer: Favored a weak central government and strong state
governments
Believed the Bill of Rights was necessary to fulfill the promise of the
Declaration of Independence (natural rights should be protected by
government authorities)
Favored the states checking the power of the central government
Believed an American republic would grow so large it would transform
into an authoritarian system
⩥ Brutus #1.
Answer: Citizens must be cautious about empowering a strong central
government because they are unlikely to ever get control back.
The new constitution gives so much power to a central government that
the state governments may no longer be able to function. The "necessary
and proper" clause and the supremacy clause make the central
government an uncontrollable power.
