Explain why the Framers of the U.S. Constitution chose to abandon the Articles of Confederation
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Describe the nature of the confederation formed by the Articles as a loosely connected group of states with a national government that derived all its power from the states themselves.
2, Discuss a problem of Confederation. For example, a weak national government could not effectively respond to the needs of a growing nation.
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Which of the following is an example of a contradiction between professed national beliefs and actual conditions in America?
a. widespread newspaper readership b. private property ownership c. the public school system d. racial discrimination
Supporters of affirmative action believe that
a. we should be a color-blind society. b. we should take race into consideration for admission to university. c. the Fourteenth Amendment requires only equality of opportunity. d. there is no remedy for past discrimination.
Which of the following is NOT correct about gerrymandering?
A) Gerrymandering is not possible if the population of every district is equal. B) Gerrymandering can use a pairing technique that redistricts two or more incumbent legislators' residences or political bases so that both are in the same district. C) Partisan gerrymandering is used to maximize the majority party's representation. D) Gerrymandering diffuses a concentrated political or ethnic minority among several districts so that votes in any one district are negligible.
Which amendment protects the right to bear arms?
a. First— b. Second c. Third d. Fourth