Continental congress - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

What are the three systems of the government? - ANSWER-Unitary Confederate Federalist The Unitary system holds what power? - ANSWER-Federal Power The confederate system holds what power? - ANSWER-State Power The Federalist system holds what power? - ANSWER-U.S. Power (Federal & State) The 13 colonies were under which type of control? - ANSWER-Unitary The colonist established what alternative government? - ANSWER-The First Continental Congress Who did the Continental Congress believe to ...

MTTC 103 Exam Questions with Correct Answers First Continental Congress - Answer-meeting of colonial leaders in Philadelphia in 1774, organized in response to the Intolerable Acts; colonial leaders later presented concerns to the king and were rebuffed glasnost - Answer-soviet reform meaning openness humid continental climate - Answer-located in the middle latitudes, the agriculturally productive, true four-season climate humid subtropical climate - Answer-located in the middle latit...

Articles of Confederation - ºadopted by the Second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777; ºEstablished unicameral system º all powers not specifically delegated to Congress belonged to the states. Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation - 1) Congress did not have the direct power to tax or to regulate interstate and foreign trade; 2)Congress had no authority to raise an army on its own and had to requisition troops from the states. All major policy issues — war and peac...

VA LETC Constitutional Law Latest Update Graded A+ The three systems of Government Unitary System Confederate System Federal System Unitary System Most prevalent today. Almost all power is held at a national level. Confederate System Least common, opposite of a unitary systems. Political subdivisions (states) hold majority of the power. Minimal power held at national level. Federal System Current U.S. system. Both National and political subdivisions hold significant power. ...

natrual rights -Answer- Life, Liberty, and Property John Locke -Answer- 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property. State of Nature -Answer- Hypothetical condition assumed to exist in the absence of government where human beings live in "complete" freedom and general equality. Due Process -Answer- involves the government's obligation to treat all citizens fairly. Such a requir...

Social Studies Content Knowledge test (5081) PRAXIS II ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT Answers Bacon's Rebellion - CORRECT ANSWER- Friction between English settlers and Native Americans Articles of Confederation - CORRECT ANSWER- Goal that was clearly expressed was a limit on the power of the national government. This document, the nation's first constitution, was adopted by the second continental congress in 1781during the revolution. The document was limited because states hel...

Wgu C963 - American Politics And The US Constitution 2023 GRADED A+ Wgu C963 - American Politics And The US Constitution 2023 GRADED A+ natrual rights ANSWER - Life, Liberty, and Property John Locke ANSWER - 17th century English philosopher who opposed the Divine Right of Kings and who asserted that people have a natural right to life, liberty, and property. State of Nature ANSWER - Hypothetical condition assumed to exist on the absence of government where human beings live on "...

Civic Literacy Review Electoral College The president is elected by a majority of electoral votes. After an election a group of electors chosen by each state officially cast the electoral votes for their state to choose the President. Articles of Confederation This document was adopted by the Second Continental Congress in 1781 during the Revolutionary War to create a national government. The new government was weak because states held most of the power, and Congress lacked the powe...

CLEP American Government Exam; Questions and Answers 100% Solved What can be used in the Senate to end a debate quickly? Correct answer a motion for cloture The US Department of Transportation has which of the following as a subdivision? Correct answer Federal Aviation Administration The Declaration of Independence was signed by 56 delegates, which was also known as which body? Correct answer Continental Congress Under the 16th Amendment which of the following was improved? Correct ...

VA LETC LAW WEEK 3: EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS, GRADED A+/ VERIFIED. Protective Sweeps: - -While in the home police may conduct a protective sweep if they have reasonable suspicion that a person may be there who poses a threat Limited to a cursory inspection of places where a person could hide While in the home, police may seize contraband in plain view What is the Unitary System? - -Most prevalent - almost all power held at the national level (China) what is the Confederate Sys...