Author Question: The chief goal of the drafters of the Articles of Confederation was to A) reduce the power of the ... (Read 156 times)

casperchen82 · **on:** Sep 3, 2018

The chief goal of the drafters of the Articles of Confederation was to

A) reduce the power of the executive, who had come to be seen as too much like a monarch.
B) protect states' rights.
C) create a system in which states would be represented on the basis of their population.
D) create a strong central authority to protect the states from foreign invasion.
E) ensure that the judiciary had the ability to decide which laws were constitutional.

Question 2

Which document proclaimed, Each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not expressly delegated to the United States?

A) John Locke's Second Treatise of Government
B) The Declaration of Independence
C) The Constitution
D) The Articles of Confederation
E) The Treaty of Lisbon