Question

Which statement from the excerpt provides evidence that John Quincy Adams believed in local control of local issues?

Answer 1

The passage summarizes a speech given by John

Quincy Adams in 1839, fifty years after the

ratification of the US Constitution

Which statement from the

the excerpt provides evidence that

John Quincy Adams believed in

local control of local issues?

In explaining the American colonists' conflict

with Great Britain, Adams said, "The

the struggle was for chartered rights-for

English liberties... for trial by jury-the

Habeas Corpus and Magna Carta. But the

English lawyers had decided that Parliament

was all-powerful." So, the colonists issued

the Declaration of Independence,

announcing their unification and self-rule.

They explained that governments rule only

with the consent of the governed. They

declared that all people have certain rights

that governments should not violate.

..The struggle was

for chartered rights-

for English liberties..

for trial by jury-the

Habeas Corpus and

Magna Carta.'"

(paragraph 1)

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... the main principle

of the Articles of

Confederation was the

sovereignty of

organized power and

the independence of

the separate or

disunited States.'"

(paragraph 2)

Adams criticized the Articles of

Confederation. He explained that the

Dedaration of Independence represented

the will of the American people while the

main principle of the Artides of

Confederation was the sovereignty of

organized power and the independence of

the separate or disunited States."

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it would allow the

affairs of the nation to

be administered, not

by a confederacy, or

mere league of

friendship between the

sovereign states...""

(paragraph 3)

According to Adams, the Constitution

reflects the ideas of the Declaration of

Independence. He explained that it would

allow the affairs of the nation to be

administered, not by a confederacy, or mere

league of friendship between the sovereign

states, but by a government, distributed

into the three great departments-

legislative, judicial, and executive."

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.. 'the powers of

government should be

limited to concerns

interesting to the

Whole people, leaving

the internal

administration of each

Adams explained the role of the federal

government, stating that under the

Answer:

The statement from the excerpt that provides evidence that John Quincy Adams believed in local control of local issues is Adams explained the role of the federal government, stating that under the Constitution, “the powers of government should be limited to concerns interesting to the whole people, leaving the internal administration of each state . . . to its own constitution and laws. . . .”

Explanation:

President John Quincy Adams believed that the authority of the people is in the various state structure and federal unity would not be totally achieved if each state was not internally administered to solve local or internal issues.

He was also of the opinion that the arms of government should be divided between the judiciary, legislature, and executive.