Select the correct answer. Why did Congress enact the Northwest Ordinances? A. to set up more post offices
B. to resolve slavery-related disputes
C. to settle the new territories in an orderly man anner
D. to facilitate interstate commerce
E. to restrict the collection of revenue

Synthesizing new ideas from a speaker with what one already knows about the subject to see if the information makes sense is an example of a.questioning and challenging b.identifying differences c. forming a statement d.seeing the boader context

The original tragedy of the commons concerned grazing cows and sheep in fourteenth century england. choose the statement about this tragedy of the commons that is correct. a. the tragedy of the commons in fourteenth century england was overcome by the common lands being enclosed and privatized. b. everyone had an incentive to ensure that the land was not over grazed. c. even with the tragedy of the commons, the use of the commons was efficient. d. the tragedy of the commons in fourteenth century england was overcome by falling wool prices and the decrease in the size of sheep flocks.

What did anti-federalists believe with regard to the constitution? a. that it would favor slaveholding states over nonslaveholding states b. that it would place too much power in a central government c. that it would put too much power into the hands of individual states d. that it would create an elite upper class that would run the country