2.4.2 Test (CST): The U. S. Constitution
Question 8 of 20
2 Points
What was one advantage the Constitution had over the Articles of
Confederation?
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A. Foreign policy was centralized under the federal government.
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B. State courts were given the power to interpret federal laws as they
applied to them.
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C. States were given more military power.
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D. It established a legislative branch for the first time.

Why did the federal government choose to give each tribal member a 25-year deed to the reservation land? this was the life expectancy of native americans at this time, and the government wished to grant rights for only a single generation. they considered this to be enough time to keep the area calm before they could take the land back again for sale. the united states government believed that the nutrients from the land would be depleted by the end of the deed. the government believed this would be enough time for the tribal members to become self-reliant and adapt to the farming lifestyle.

Of those who attended the philadelphia convention, which of the following traits would be least likely to be found? a. many were highly educatedb. all were menc. many were from the urban centersd. many came from the western frontiers

Which statement in the passage best reflects sumer's opinion of the dred scott decision? a."i speak what cannot be denied." b."[the] judgment was sustained by a falsification of history." b."the opinion was more thoroughly abominable than anything history." i speak what cannot be denied when i declare that the opinion of the chief justice in the case of dred scott was more thoroughly abominable than anything of the kind in the history of courts. judicial baseness reached its lowest point on that occasion. you have not forgotten that terrible decision where a most unrighteous judgment was sustained by a falsification of history. -charles sumner, 1865