The lack of a national executive and judiciary under the Articles of Confederation suggests that the founders of the American republic
(a) risked tyranny for the sake of effective national government
(b) copied the British constitution
(c) prized national unity above the sovereignty of the states
(d) feared a strong central government
Answer: (d) feared a strong central government
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a. border disputes. b. Mao's view of his global significance. c. the withdrawal of Soviet aid. d. All of these answers are correct.
The reforms of Tsar Alexander II centered around
A) government sponsorship of popular societies like the Bolsheviks. B) improvements in the military. C) the abolition of serfdom. D) the formation of local, self-governing assemblies called dumas. E) nationalizing all the lands of Russia, putting them under state control.
The Fordney-McCumber Tariff had the economic effect of
a. encouraging American manufacturers to produce for overseas markets. b. forcing European producers to lower their prices in order to sell in American markets. c. inducing Europeans to raise their own tariff barriers, virtually killing international trade. d. enabling American farmers to dump their products overseas and thus maintain higher prices at home. e. creating increased American trade with Mexico and Canada, which were not covered by the tariff barriers.
John Dickinson’s “Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania” __________
A) dismissed any distinction between external and internal taxation B) challenged the constitutionality of the vice-admiralty courts C) argued in favor of the right to a trial by a jury of your peers D) decried the growing tensions between Britain and its colonies