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1.  Identify two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

1.  Identify two weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation.

:Under the Articles of Confederation, nine out of the thirteen states’ approval was needed in order for a law to be passed. This made for a virtually powerless national government.  

:Under the Articles of Confederation, nine out of the thirteen states’ approval was needed in order for a law to be passed. This made for a virtually powerless national government.  

:The articles of Confederation did not give the Congress the right to impose taxes, so even the few powers that the federal government did have (the power to declare war for example) were essentially impossible for it to practice.  (Rachel N.)

:The articles of Confederation did not give the Congress the right to impose taxes, so even the few powers that the federal government did have (the power to declare war for example) were essentially impossible for it to practice.  (Rachel N.)

2.  Identify the first three Articles of the Constitution, and what each Article establishes.

2.  Identify the first three Articles of the Constitution, and what each Article establishes.

: 2)  The Executive  Branch establishes the power of the president and the executive officials.

: 2)  The Executive  Branch establishes the power of the president and the executive officials.

: 3)  The Judicial Branch establishes the court system and the Supreme Court and lower courts. (Veronika F.)

: 3)  The Judicial Branch establishes the court system and the Supreme Court and lower courts. (Veronika F.)

3.  Explain what you like most about George Washington.

3.  Explain what you like most about George Washington.

:The appeal of power has been the downfall of mankind since the beginning of time. Eve ate the forbidden fruit upon hearing the promise that she would have the power to know good and evil. Throughout history countless potentially good rulers have fallen into the trappings of the appeal of power (for example, Saul of the Old Testament). Many kings have had masses of people put to death out of the fear of losing power (King Herod, for example, when he massacred the babies in Bethlehem). Yet George Washington conquered the evil that few have been able to resist; he turned down power for the sake of the greater good, forgoing kingship, a third term as president and the opportunity to take revenge (as in the case of “Citizen Gent”). Washington’s exceptional resistance of this common weakness played an essential part in making our nation exceptional.  (Rachel N.)

:The appeal of power has been the downfall of mankind since the beginning of time. Eve ate the forbidden fruit upon hearing the promise that she would have the power to know good and evil. Throughout history countless potentially good rulers have fallen into the trappings of the appeal of power (for example, Saul of the Old Testament). Many kings have had masses of people put to death out of the fear of losing power (King Herod, for example, when he massacred the babies in Bethlehem). Yet George Washington conquered the evil that few have been able to resist; he turned down power for the sake of the greater good, forgoing kingship, a third term as president and the opportunity to take revenge (as in the case of “Citizen Gent”). Washington’s exceptional resistance of this common weakness played an essential part in making our nation exceptional.  (Rachel N.)

4.  Describe the most important invention of the 1790s, and its political impact.

4.  Describe the most important invention of the 1790s, and its political impact.

: The most significant thing about Adam's presidency was that the United States accidentally went into a naval war with France.  (Isaac Z.)

: The most significant thing about Adam's presidency was that the United States accidentally went into a naval war with France.  (Isaac Z.)

== Honors Questions ==

== Honors Questions ==

:In his address, Washington stresses the importance of religion and morality- “Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths, which are the instruments of investigation in Courts of Justice?”, he warns America about permanent foreign alliances- “It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world”, and stresses stable public credit (something very relevant to today) “...cherish public credit. One method of preserving it is to use it as sparingly as possible...avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt....it is essential that you...bear in mind, that towards the payments of debts there must be Revenue, that to have Revenue there must be taxes; that no taxes can be devised, which are not...inconvenient and unpleasant..”  (Danielle R.)

:In his address, Washington stresses the importance of religion and morality- “Where is the security for property, for reputation, for life, if the sense of religious obligation desert the oaths, which are the instruments of investigation in Courts of Justice?”, he warns America about permanent foreign alliances- “It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliances with any portion of the foreign world”, and stresses stable public credit (something very relevant to today) “...cherish public credit. One method of preserving it is to use it as sparingly as possible...avoiding likewise the accumulation of debt....it is essential that you...bear in mind, that towards the payments of debts there must be Revenue, that to have Revenue there must be taxes; that no taxes can be devised, which are not...inconvenient and unpleasant..”  (Danielle R.)

H2.  Do you think the Anti-Federalists had some good points?  Explain.

H2.  Do you think the Anti-Federalists had some good points?  Explain.

:The central problem with debtor’s prison is that it gives the creditor no second chance to pay back his obligation. He cannot, because he is not making any money at all. For example, if a workman with debts to pay is laid off, and he cannot find a job quickly enough, off he goes to debtor’s prison, where he makes no money at all.  (Duncan B.)

:The central problem with debtor’s prison is that it gives the creditor no second chance to pay back his obligation. He cannot, because he is not making any money at all. For example, if a workman with debts to pay is laid off, and he cannot find a job quickly enough, off he goes to debtor’s prison, where he makes no money at all.  (Duncan B.)

H4.  Contrast the handling of Shays' Rebellion with the handling of the Whiskey Rebellion, and whether you think a president is necessary.

H4.  Contrast the handling of Shays' Rebellion with the handling of the Whiskey Rebellion, and whether you think a president is necessary.

:Jefferson and Madison responded to the Alien and Sedition Acts by drafting strong state resolutions, to “nullify” them as unconstitutional. I would agree with them in their approach because the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.  (Nathanael)

:Jefferson and Madison responded to the Alien and Sedition Acts by drafting strong state resolutions, to “nullify” them as unconstitutional. I would agree with them in their approach because the Alien and Sedition Acts were unconstitutional.  (Nathanael)