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How did the Constitution overcome the weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation?

The new plan of government centralized power heavily into a single entity.

The new plan of government had a strong centralized government but protected state autonomy and rights.

The new plan of government weakened the central government and provided states more control.

The new plan of government centralized power and left the states to determine their own role.

During the Constitutional Convention, the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise gave Congress the power to

choose its own members as well as the nation’s chief executive.

regulate commerce in both the North and the South, but could not yet regulate the slave trade.

amend the Constitution of the United States with a majority vote.

regulate commerce in the South, but not in the North.

After the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854, John Brown became

the head of a group of proslavery settlers.

an enslaved man who sued for his freedom.

an advocate for popular sovereignty.

an antislavery leader and abolitionist.

What does the Constitution state about the interaction of the judicial branch and new laws?

The judicial branch cannot overturn a new law without the approval of the executive branch.

The judicial branch can decide how the Constitution should be applied to new laws.

The judicial branch does not have the authority to repeal a law for five years.

The judicial branch cannot act upon a new law until a state court brings a case to the Supreme Court.

Lincoln’s goals for Reconstruction, as discussed in his second inaugural address, were to

bring the country together but to punish the South.

unite the country by showing kindness toward the South.

keep the North and the South separate, to maintain peace.

allow the South to remain separate but also punish it.

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