Which was the most severe example of the tension created by federalism?

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(1 point)
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Civil War
Civil War

passing the Sedition Act
passing the Sedition Act

Nullification Doctrine
Nullification Doctrine

refusing to pay tariffs

Which of the following did Kentucky and Virginia use to claim that their states had the right to refuse to follow any federal laws they thought to be unconstitutional?
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National Guard
National Guard

Nullification Doctrine
Nullification Doctrine

Sedition Act
Sedition Act

Supreme Court
Supreme Court

Why did the Jeffersonian Republicans believe that the Sedition Act violated their free speech rights?
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The Sedition Act did not allow tariffs on foreign goods.
The Sedition Act did not allow tariffs on foreign goods.

The Sedition Act was based on the Nullification Doctrine.
The Sedition Act was based on the Nullification Doctrine.

The Sedition Act made false statements about public officials a crime.
The Sedition Act made false statements about public officials a crime.

The Sedition Act led directly to the Civil War.

Which of the following are the powers kept by the states under the federal system of government in the United States?
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concurrent powers
concurrent powers

enumerated powers
enumerated powers

prohibited powers
prohibited powers

reserved powers

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Which is an example of the unitary system of government?
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Confederate States of America
Confederate States of America

Greek city-states
Greek city-states

state governments’ relationship with cities
state governments’ relationship with cities

United States government’s relationship with states

Which of the following does the full faith and credit clause require?
(1 point)
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national government to live up to its duties to the states
national government to live up to its duties to the states

states to create education systems
states to create education systems

states to live up to their obligations to each other
states to live up to their obligations to each other

states to carry out certain duties to the national government

Explain why the framers of the Constitution chose federalism as the form of government to establish the relationship between states and the national government. What advantage did it have over a unitary or a confederate system?

Which of the following explains why some congressmen objected to Missouri joining the Union?
(1 point)
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The area was beyond the Mississippi River, too far away from Washington, DC.
The area was beyond the Mississippi River, too far away from Washington, DC.

Missouri did not have enough people to become a state.
Missouri did not have enough people to become a state.

Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state, upsetting the balance in Congress.
Missouri wanted to join the Union as a slave state, upsetting the balance in Congress.

No other states were ready to join as non-slave states.
No other states were ready to join as non-slave states.

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Why is the solution to adding Missouri to the Union known as the Missouri Compromise?
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Both sides of the slavery issue gained and lost a little of what they wanted.
Both sides of the slavery issue gained and lost a little of what they wanted.

Neither side gave up anything to get what it wanted.
Neither side gave up anything to get what it wanted.

No more slave-holding states were going to be allowed to enter the Union.
No more slave-holding states were going to be allowed to enter the Union.

Slavery expanded in the Northern states.

Answer 1

Slavery expanded in the Northern states.