All of the following specifically apply to which document that preceded the US Constitution * No separation of powers-only unicameral legislature. * Weak central government-states had most power. *Congress did not have the power to tax-this means they could not get their finances in order.

USA CITIZENSHIP TEST

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	Articles of Confederation
B	Magna Carta
C	Declaration of Independence
D	Bill of Rights

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The Articles of Confederation were adopted by the Continental Congress on November 15, 1777. This document served as the United States’ first constitution. It was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present-day Constitution went into effect.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Second Continental Congress served as the colonial government during most of the American Revolution and adopted the Articles of Confederation (1781), the governing document that preceded the U.S. Constitution.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Bill of Rights is the first 10 Amendments to the Constitution. It spells out Americans’ rights in relation to their government. It guarantees civil rights and liberties to the individual-like freedom of speech, press, and religion.

Detailed explanation-4: -The founders established Congress as a bicameral legislature as a check against tyranny. They feared having any one governmental body become too strong. This bicameral system distributes power within two houses that check and balance one another rather than concentrating authority in a single body.

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