Select the words to make the sentences true. The Articles of Confederation authorized a unicameral / bicameral legislature whose
members were elected by direct / indirect voting. Laws were easy / difficult to pass since they required a consensus of nine states. Amendments to laws required a majority / unanimous vote.
The Articles of Confederation authorized a unicameral legislature whose members were elected by indirect voting. Laws were hard to pass since they required a consensus of nine states. Amendments to laws required a unanimous vote.
Explanation:
A unicameral legislature has only one branch and the Articles of Confederation established a legislative power that was carried out by the Congress of the Confederation.
The members of Congress were chosen by the legislatures of each state and there were 13 states in total.
A majority of 9 votes were needed to pass a law. Each state had one vote regardless of its size of population.
The only action that required a unanimous vote was the amendment of an already existing law.
The main way in which the <span>Enlightenment's theories of government viewed the role of government was that the government should exist only to serve the needs of the people--and that it should in no way be tyrannical or monarchical. </span>
