1. Which option best analyzes the change of focus from state to federal government evident in the Preamble to the U.S. Constitution?
<u>Answer:</u> The Founding Fathers realized establishing a federal government would help protect America.
2. This quote from the English Bill of Rights may have influenced the colonists to believe that
<u>Answer: </u>Citizens should be able to bring requests and complaints to the government.
3. Which statement best reflects John Locke's idea of natural law?
<u>Answer:</u> The first statement.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
4. The ideas of John Locke, an English philosopher, influenced the Founding Fathers to:
<u>Answer: </u>Create a government with three separate branches
5. One of the problems in the Articles of Confederation was the Congress had no power to make states enforce laws. This was a problem because:
<u>Answer:</u> It took away the importance of laws passed by Congress
6. How did the U.S. Constitution solve a problem created by the Articles of Confederation?
<u>Answer:</u> It gave the Supreme Court the ability to enforce laws
7. How did the U.S. Constitution solve problems with the election of legislators under the Articles of Confederation?
<u>Answer:</u> It created a Congress, allowing each state an equal number of elected officials to represent it.
8. Which phrase from the Preamble to the Constitution best reminds the states to work together cooperatively?
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Answer:</u> "insure domestic Tranquility"
