Review Questions

1. Question

   Why was the confederation government’s authority so limited? (“The Articles of Confederation”)

2. Question

   What were the limits of citizenship, rights, and freedom within the various states? (“The Sovereign States”)

3. Question

   What were the most important factors in the failure of the Articles of Confederation? (“The Confederation’s Problems”)

4. Question

   Why did the Constitution proposed at the Philadelphia convention include multiple checks on the three branches of government? (“The United States Constitution”)

5. Question

   Why did Antifederalists oppose the Constitution? (“Ratification of the Constitution”)