Question
Among many other influences, which helped to shape United States governmental documents, such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?
Athens' Council of 500
Middle Eastern monarch rule
Judeo-Christian principles
the fall of Sparta
Rome became a ________ at the end of the 6th Century BCE.
Democracy
Republic
Dictatorship
Theocracy
Which quotation from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence supports the idea that the United States is based on a social contract?
“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”
“Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes.”
“[T]hey are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Under the Articles of Confederation, why was the national government unable to raise revenue? Check all that apply.
The national government was not given the power to regulate trade.
The national government needed approval from the states to collect taxes.
The states voted to allow the national bank to go bankrupt.
The state and national currencies competed with each other.
The national government could not create national money.
Which was an area of weakness in the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?
regulatory power
authoritative power
democratic power
legislative power
Athens' Council of 500
Middle Eastern monarch rule
Judeo-Christian principles
the fall of Sparta
Rome became a ________ at the end of the 6th Century BCE.
Democracy
Republic
Dictatorship
Theocracy
Which quotation from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence supports the idea that the United States is based on a social contract?
“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”
“Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes.”
“[T]hey are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Under the Articles of Confederation, why was the national government unable to raise revenue? Check all that apply.
The national government was not given the power to regulate trade.
The national government needed approval from the states to collect taxes.
The states voted to allow the national bank to go bankrupt.
The state and national currencies competed with each other.
The national government could not create national money.
Which was an area of weakness in the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?
regulatory power
authoritative power
democratic power
legislative power
Answers
GPT-4o mini
1. Among many other influences, which helped to shape United States governmental documents, such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?
**Answer: Judeo-Christian principles**
2. Rome became a ________ at the end of the 6th Century BCE.
**Answer: Republic**
3. Which quotation from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence supports the idea that the United States is based on a social contract?
**Answer: “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”**
4. Under the Articles of Confederation, why was the national government unable to raise revenue? Check all that apply.
**Answers:**
- The national government was not given the power to regulate trade.
- The national government needed approval from the states to collect taxes.
- The state and national currencies competed with each other.
- The national government could not create national money.
5. Which was an area of weakness in the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?
**Answer: regulatory power**
**Answer: Judeo-Christian principles**
2. Rome became a ________ at the end of the 6th Century BCE.
**Answer: Republic**
3. Which quotation from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence supports the idea that the United States is based on a social contract?
**Answer: “Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”**
4. Under the Articles of Confederation, why was the national government unable to raise revenue? Check all that apply.
**Answers:**
- The national government was not given the power to regulate trade.
- The national government needed approval from the states to collect taxes.
- The state and national currencies competed with each other.
- The national government could not create national money.
5. Which was an area of weakness in the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?
**Answer: regulatory power**