In the text, you read this about states' rights in the Confederacy:

Question

The South also had political problems. The Confederate constitution favored states' rights and limited the authority of the central government. As a result, the Confederate government often found it difficult to get things done. On one occasion, for example, the governor of Georgia insisted that only Georgian officers should command Georgian troops.
Question 1
Use the passage to answer the questions.

How did the governor’s order that only Georgian officers could command Georgia’s troops demonstrate a problem in the South?

(1 point)
Responses

The Confederate military had difficulty organizing itself.
The Confederate military had difficulty organizing itself.

The Confederate military only answered to state governors.
The Confederate military only answered to state governors.

The troops were fighting for individual states.
The troops were fighting for individual states.

The troops were often turning against one another.
The troops were often turning against one another.
Question 2
The Georgia governor's order is an example of which of the following?(1 point)
Responses

popular sovereignty
popular sovereignty

martial law
martial law

sectionalism
sectionalism

manifest destiny
manifest destiny
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Answer 1

Question 1
The correct answer is: The troops were fighting for individual states.

Question 2
The correct answer is: sectionalism.