Could an “Articles of Confederation” work today? Why or why not? What was the primary reason(s) the Articles failed in the late 1700s?

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GOVT 2305-HCCS-EXAM I-Essay Section:

Choose three (3) of the following:

1. Could an “Articles of Confederation” work today? Why or why not? What was the primary reason(s) the Articles failed in the late 1700s?

2.Why was Shay’s Rebellion looked upon as being the “last straw” with regards to the Articles of Confederation? What changed in the subsequent U.S. Constitution that would prevent another Shay’s Rebellion from occurring?

3. If all incomes were equalized tomorrow, what economic injustices would still exist? What type of equality could correct them?

4.What are the rights and responsibilities that citizens have in a democratic political system like the United States? Do most Americans seem to live up to this ideal of citizenship? In your answer, be sure to discuss how political knowledge is important and whether most Americans have the requisite amount of political knowledge to live up to our ideals.

5. Combining all forms of payments by citizens to all governments in the United States— taxes, fees, licenses, etc.—we find that Americans pay at least 40 percent of their income to some governments. What benefits are received in return for such payments? Is there equality between payments and receipts? Why or why not?

6.If you, as students, were delegates from the State of Texas, & without the experience of the past 200 years with the Constitution, which constitutional proposal would you have supported? The Virginia Plan/ The New Jersey Plan? The Connecticut Compromise? Why, in any instance?

7. What is the most important item in the U.S. Constitution? Why?