BUSN - Q& As

BUSN - Q& As BUSN 1 out of 1 points Under the Articles of Confederation, the office of a chief executive as president of the United States . Correct Answer: b. did not exist Question 2 1 out of 1 points Which of the following would best describe a federal system of government? Correct Answer: b. A national government with authority, independent of the states, to coin money; and state governments with authority, independent of the national government, to conduct elections. Question 3 1 out of 1 points Prior to creation of our current constitutional structure in the 1770s, the 13 colonial governments . Correct Answer: Question 4 e. mirrored those of England during the same period, including an elected House of Commons 1 out of 1 points In the years immediately preceding the American Revolution and the creation of our Constitution, the king and the Parliament of England . Correct Answer: b. feared that other European powers would attempt to encroach on their American holdings far more than they feared any form of colonial uprising Question 5 0 out of 1 points In which of the following did Hamilton attack the Articles of Confederation based on the impossibility of governing if each state is essentially sovereign? Correct Answer: b. Federalist No. 15 Question 6 0 out of 1 points The wording in the Declaration of Independence drew heavily upon John Locke’s theories of . Correct Answer: d. natural rights and social contract Question 7 1 out of 1 points The Articles of Confederation . Correct Answer: e. all of the above Question 8 0 out of 1 points What was the significance of Shays’s Rebellion in Massachusetts in early 1787? Correct Answer: Question 9 d. A weak and unresponsive federal government carried with it the danger of violence and disorder. 1 out of 1 points The Tea Act (1773) was passed in order to . Correct Answer: b. help the British East India Company and allow it to sell its tea directly in the colonies Question 10 1 out of 1 points States were invited to attend the Annapolis Convention in September 1786 in order to discuss . Correct Answer: b. strengthening the na