Question

a. terms and names write the letter of the choice that best defines the italicized term.

1. a republic is a government in which

a. citizens rule directly.
b. citizens rule through their elected representatives.
c. supreme power rests with a national government.

1. republicanism is the idea that

a. a strong national government should hold supreme power.
b. governments should be based on the consent of the people.
c. government is necessary to force people to place the national good above their personal interests.

1. a confederation is

a. an alliance.
b. a democracy.
c. a division of power between a central government and local governments.

1. a tariff is a tax on

a. income.
b. exported goods.
c. imported goods.

1. the land ordinance of 1785 was

a. a law establishing a plan for surveying western lands.
b. an agreement to divide the western lands among the states.
c. an agreement in which the states gave up claims to western lands.

1. the northwest ordinance of 1787

a. claimed all lands west of the appalachian mountains for the united states.
b. established procedures for western lands to become territories and, eventually, states.
c. established procedures by which the original states could legalize claims to western lands.
b. extended response briefly answer the following question on the back of this paper. explain how weaknesses in the articles of confederation prevented the congress from paying off the huge war debt owed to foreign nations.

Explanation:

1. A republic is a form of government where citizens rule through elected representatives.
2. Republicanism emphasizes government based on people's consent.
3. A confederation is an alliance of states.
4. A tariff is a tax on imported goods.
5. The Land Ordinance of 1785 was a law for surveying western lands.
6. The Northwest Ordinance of 1787 established procedures for western lands to become territories and states.

Answer:

1. b. citizens rule through their elected representatives.
2. b. governments should be based on the consent of the people.
3. a. an alliance.
4. c. imported goods.
5. a. a law establishing a plan for surveying western lands.
6. b. established procedures for western lands to become territories and, eventually, states.