Question
How did the Articles of Confederation ensure that state governments would have more power over the national government?
• Congress needed the approval of nine states to pass new laws.
• Executive actions required judicial approval.
• States would partner with local Native tribes to defend their land.
• The president advised state leaders regarding foreign trade.
Why would an Anti-Federalist have supported the statement below? *
"I had rather be a free citizen of the small republic of Virginia, than an oppressed subject of the great American empire."
• Anti-Federalists believed in a strong central government.
• Anti-Federalists believed in a strong state government.
• Anti-Federalists wanted a great American empire.
• Anti-Federalists were loyal to the King of England.
The ideas outlined in the amendment below best reflect which principle of government?
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution... are reserved to the States respectively."
- Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Federalism
Republicanism
• Popular sovereignty
Judicial review
• Congress needed the approval of nine states to pass new laws.
• Executive actions required judicial approval.
• States would partner with local Native tribes to defend their land.
• The president advised state leaders regarding foreign trade.
Why would an Anti-Federalist have supported the statement below? *
"I had rather be a free citizen of the small republic of Virginia, than an oppressed subject of the great American empire."
• Anti-Federalists believed in a strong central government.
• Anti-Federalists believed in a strong state government.
• Anti-Federalists wanted a great American empire.
• Anti-Federalists were loyal to the King of England.
The ideas outlined in the amendment below best reflect which principle of government?
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution... are reserved to the States respectively."
- Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Federalism
Republicanism
• Popular sovereignty
Judicial review
Answers
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1. The Articles of Confederation ensured that state governments would have more power over the national government primarily because **Congress needed the approval of nine states to pass new laws.** This requirement made it difficult for the national government to exercise authority over the states, reflecting a belief in state sovereignty.
2. An Anti-Federalist would have supported the statement "I had rather be a free citizen of the small republic of Virginia, than an oppressed subject of the great American empire" because **Anti-Federalists believed in a strong state government.** They were concerned about the potential for a powerful central government to infringe on individual liberties and the rights of states.
3. The ideas outlined in the amendment, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution... are reserved to the States respectively," best reflect the principle of government known as **Federalism.** This principle involves the distribution of power between the national and state governments, affirming the states’ rights to retain any powers not explicitly granted to the federal government.
2. An Anti-Federalist would have supported the statement "I had rather be a free citizen of the small republic of Virginia, than an oppressed subject of the great American empire" because **Anti-Federalists believed in a strong state government.** They were concerned about the potential for a powerful central government to infringe on individual liberties and the rights of states.
3. The ideas outlined in the amendment, "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution... are reserved to the States respectively," best reflect the principle of government known as **Federalism.** This principle involves the distribution of power between the national and state governments, affirming the states’ rights to retain any powers not explicitly granted to the federal government.