Author Question: Which of these was not an effect of the Civil War on federalism? a. A shift toward a ... (Read 72 times)

krzymel · **on:** Jul 9, 2018

Which of these was not an effect of the Civil War on federalism?

a. A shift toward a confederation
b. A strengthened federal government
c. Constitutional amendments limiting states power
d. The emergence of a sense of national unity
e. The end of serious discussion of secession and nullification

Question 2

Why did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention avoid using the word nation in the Constitution?

a. Southern states refused to ratify the Constitution if it referred to a nation.
b. Nation implies a unitary regime.
c. Anti-federalists threatened to assemble a new Constitutional Convention.
d. The Declaration expressly rejected this term.
e. Thomas Jefferson advised against it.