Question

3.06) ______ what was the first constitution under which the united states of america was governed?
a. declaration of independence
b. articles of confederation
c. treaty of paris (1783)
d. constitution of the united states
3.07) ______ which statement was not a principle found in the first state constitutions?
a. limited government authority
c. strong executive leadership
b. popular sovereignty
d. inalienable rights
3.08) ______ which statement was not a part of the northwest ordinance of 1787?
a. a means for collecting taxes in new territories
b. a prohibition against slavery
c. a means for new territories to be admitted as states on equal footing
d. a precedent for westward expansion
3.09) ______ which new york representative and founding father called for the meeting that led to the creation of the constitution of the united states?
a. samuel adams
c. roger sherman
b. horatio gates
d. alexander hamilton
3.010) ______ what was one way larger states took advantage of smaller states?
a. using economies of scale to undersell small state manufacturers
b. charging high fees to use ports and waterways
c. threatening military force to negotiate favorable trade terms
d. sending more representatives to congress in spite of the law
fill in the blanks using words from the box below.
affluence commerce confederation levy
ratify tyranny
3.011) ______________ is the interchange of goods and services pertaining to business.
3.012) to ______________ is to collect something.
3.013) to formally approve or confirm is to ______________.
3.014) in rule by ______________, the government abuses its power.
3.015) a(n) ______________ is made up of a partnership or an alliance.

Explanation:

3.06: The Articles of Confederation was the first governing document of the U.S. before the current Constitution. The Declaration was a independence proclamation, the Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War, and the U.S. Constitution replaced the Articles.
3.07: Early state constitutions focused on limiting government power, popular sovereignty, and inalienable rights; they avoided strong executives to prevent tyranny.
3.08: The Northwest Ordinance banned slavery in the territory, established state admission rules, and set a westward expansion precedent, but did not focus on tax collection methods.
3.09: Alexander Hamilton, a New York Founding Father, pushed for the meeting that led to the Constitutional Convention.
3.010: Larger states charged small states high fees for using their ports/waterways under the Articles of Confederation, as the central government had no power to regulate this.
3.011: The term for exchange of goods/services in business is commerce.
3.012: "Levy" means to collect, especially taxes or fees.
3.013: "Ratify" is the formal approval of a document like a constitution.
3.014: Tyranny refers to oppressive, abusive rule by a government.
3.015: A confederation is an alliance or partnership of entities, like the early U.S. under the Articles.

Answer:

3.07) C. strong executive leadership
3.08) A. a means for collecting taxes in new territories
3.09) D. Alexander Hamilton
3.010) B. charging high fees to use ports and waterways
3.011) commerce
3.012) levy
3.013) ratify
3.014) tyranny
3.015) confederation