C963 - American Politics and the US Constitution Questions And Answers Already Graded A+

Which concept is an Enlightenment idea that influenced the leaders of the American Revolution? Free press Universal suffrage Trial by jury Social contract - Answer Social contract How does the Bill of Rights reflect the influence of Enlightenment ideas on the Constitution? Ensured that civil rights would not be violated. Explicitly listed individual freedoms. Eliminated the need for amendments. Expanded the authority of the government. - Answer Explicitly listed individual freedoms. What describes the general structure of the U.S. government under the Articles of Confederation? It was a direct democracy with limited state autonomy. It was a confederation of states under a strong central government.It was a collection of independent states bound by a treaty. It was an alliance of independent states under a limited central government. - Answer It was an alliance of independent states under a limited central government. What was a major problem with the Articles of Confederation? Representatives from larger states wielded too much power. The national government did not have the power to impose taxes. The state government structures were given very limited powers. They were not approved by all of the states. - Answer The national government did not have the power to impose taxes. What describes Clause 3 of Article IV, Section 2 in the Constitution? Slave owners could import as many slaves as they wished. Slave owners could not sell slaves to owners in different states. Slave owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled. Slave owners could not represent the interests of the slave population. - Answer Slave owners could reclaim their slaves in states where they had fled. Which major compromise was made at the Constitutional Convention?The right to recover enslaved persons from free states The immediate prohibition on importing enslaved persons The maintenance of an equal number of free and slave states The proportional representation of enslaved persons - Answer The proportional representation of enslaved persons