Fall benchmark study guide

Question 1

What is an implied power?

Answer 1

Powers or laws that are not written out directly on paper

Question 2

What is a enumerated power?

Answer 2

A power or law that is directly and clearly written out.

Question 3

What is article 1 section 8 of the constitution about?

Answer 3

Collecting taxes,borrowing money,national bank,

Question 4

What is the articles of confederation?

Answer 4

It was the untied states first constitution before our current one

Question 5

What is the articles of confederation about?

Answer 5

It created a national government ,Whcu had the power to declare war appoint military officers, sign treaties, make alliances, appoint foreign ambassadors, and manage relations with Indians.

Question 6

what are taxes?

Answer 6

Money request not always honored by states no predictable nation income.

Question 7

What is trade and commerce?

Answer 7

US hurt by foreign competition; states competing with each other .

Question 8

One vote per state

Answer 8

Populous states underrepresented and lack of equal access for citizens

Question 9

Unanimous vote to change

Answer 9

Problems with articles that are not easy to fix

Question 10

No national court

Answer 10

no way to enforce limited central power:no way to resolve disputes between states

Question 11

No executive branch

Answer 11

enforcing and implementing acts passed by congress was impossible.

Question 12

Bill of rights

Answer 12

they left bill of rights out but it would be added 2 years later the bill of rights+ 1st ten amendments to the cons

Question 13

What are the first three words of the Cons

Answer 13

we the people

Question 14

What are natural rights

Answer 14

Life,liberty, and pursuit of happiness

Question 15

what is a social contract

Answer 15

Laws that are given up for protection and the constitution

Question 16

Why did colonist rebel against England?

Answer 16

because of the issue of taxes

Question 17

Loyalists

Answer 17

colonists who supported great Britain

Question 18

patriots

Answer 18

colonists who supported colonial independence

Question 19

The american revolution was fought between___

Answer 19

Britain and the 13 colonies

Question 20

Republic

Answer 20

a government where people rule through elected representative american is a republic.

Question 21

War debts

Answer 21

After the Revolution america was in debt to the other foreign countries

Question 22

Opponents of the cons

Answer 22

The central gov would be to powerful..it could take rights away from the people.

Question 23

What is the new England colonies known for?

Answer 23

Economic and religious opportunity

Question 24

What is the middle colonies known for?

Answer 24

Concerned with religious freedom

Question 25

What is the southern colonies known for

Answer 25

slavery

Question 26

the french and Indian war was fought against__

Answer 26

Great Britain and France

Question 27

The transportation of enslaved west Africans to america across the Atlantic ocean,slaves were treated poorly,If they died abroad ship they were dumped overboard. If they survived it was to endure life of hard ship as a slave in the southern colonies in america.

Answer 27

Middle passage

Question 28

Pilgrims aboard a ship. abroad the ship they signed an agreement for orderly democratic. a promise to obey the laws for the good of the colonies. What was the paper they signed called?

Answer 28

mayflower compact

Question 29

What are the main weaknesses of the AOC

Answer 29

no president and taxes