1-The Articles of Confederation demonstrated a distrust of a

strong national government. What were the historical and

philosophical reasons for this distrust?

2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of having one branch

of government?

3. Why do you think the smaller states were satisfied with

government under the Articles of Confederation?

4. For each Article create a list of advantages to the states and/or

to the national government resulting from the Article.

5. Create a second list of the disadvantages to the states and/or to

the national government resulting from the Article.

6. Many people today continue to distrust the federal government.

In your opinion, is such distrust justified? Explain your position.

1. the group that formally abolished the monarchy was the roundheads. after the monarchy was abolished, the english commonwealth was created. it was led by oliver cromwell, who later took the title lord protector. this leader was a puritan, meaning that he supported removing catholic rituals from the church of england.

2. identify a central idea in the bill of rights.

a.   the monarch could only exercise power as stated in the law.

3. ascended the english throne as   a joint monarch after accepting   the bill of rights   mary ii

appointed catholics as government   officials and recruited them in the   army

james ii

conquered ireland and established   the commonwealth

oliver cromwell

lost a long, bloody civil war against   forces loyal to parliament

charles i

was crowned king after a period   of commonwealth rule in england

charles ii

4. identify two effects of the glorious revolution on the english monarchy.

the idea of monarchs ruling by divine right was rejected.

a limited, constitutional monarchy was established.

5. what are two ways the bill of rights opposes the idea of the divine right of kings?

it stated that the monarch's power was subject to limits set by parliament.

it abolished the role of the monarch as the head of the church of england.

the correct answer is c) (alperovitz 156).

this is correct on edgenuit.y

a, was wrong