C is the answer to the question.
Directions: Analyze the documents and answer the short-answer questions that follow each document in the
space provided.
Document 1
… Almost immediately after the Confederation was created, many Americans, including [James]
Madison, came to see that it was much too weak to do what they wanted. By the 178os the
problems were severe and conspicuous [obvious]. The Congress could not tax and pay its bills.
It could not feed, clothe, or supply the army. It could not levy tariffs to regulate trade or to
retaliate against the mercantilist European empires. It was even having trouble gathering a
quorum to conduct business. Attempts to revise the Articles and grant the Congress the power
to levy a 5 percent impost [tax] on imported European goods were thwarted by the need to get
the unanimous consent of all thirteen states. Internationally the United States were being
humiliated. In the Mediterranean the Barbary pirates were seizing American ships and selling
their sailors into slavery, and the Confederation was powerless to do anything. It was unable even
to guarantee the territorial integrity of the new nation. Great Britain continued to hold posts in
the northwestern parts of United States territory in defiance of the peace treaty of 1783. In the
southwest Spain was claiming territory that included much of present-day Alabama and
Mississippi and plotting with American dissidents to break away from the Union.…
Source: Gordon S. Wood, Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different, Penguin Press, 2006
According to Gordon S. Wood, what were two weaknesses of the national government under the Articles of
Confederation that led to the Constitutional Convention? [2]
Two main weaknesses led to the Constitutional Convention: the government under the Articles of Confederation's inability to manage finances or assert power in international affairs, as evidenced by its inability to impose tariffs, respond to pirates' attacks, or maintain territorial integrity.
According to Gordon S. Wood's text in Revolutionary Characters: What Made the Founders Different, two major weaknesses of the national government under the Articles of Confederation that led to the Constitutional Convention were its financial incapacity and lack of power in international affairs. Firstly, the Congress could not tax and pay its bills, which led to difficulties in supplying the army and conducting trade. The government's inability to impose tariffs or taxes contributed to their financial difficulties.
Secondly, the United States was humiliated internationally because the Confederation lacked power to respond to the Barbary pirates' attacks and was unable to ensure the territorial integrity of the new nation. This was evident in Great Britain's defiance of the peace treaty of 1783 by holding posts in the northwestern parts of the US territory, and Spain's claims on other parts of the territory.
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The Justinian Code strengthened the Byzantine Empire by putting into place rules and regulations that were both comprehensive and consistent, consolidating the church's control over society, and preserving the empire's cultural and historical legacy. This contributed to the Byzantine Empire's increase in power and influence during Justinian's reign.
The Justinian Code strengthened the Byzantine Empire in several ways. Firstly, Emperor Justinian focused on preserving the connection with the empire's past through this legal structure. The Code aimed to compile laws that had been issued since the early second century regulated imperial edicts and addressed inconsistencies among them.
During Justinian's reign, law and language both played important roles in consolidating the empire. Despite Greek becoming the dominant language, Latin persisted as the language of legislation, symbolizing status among the wealthy, educated class. This also served as a means to connect the empire to its past.
Secondly, codified laws such as the Justinian Code further solidified Christianity in the empire. It represented a transformation of social morals, placing power in the hands of the church to police society. This trend was evident in the legal reforms of his reign, which also focused on religious matters and alignment with Christian practices.
Lastly, the Byzantine Empire under Justinian's reign experienced growth in infrastructure, culture, and power as evident in his monumental building projects like the Hagia Sophia, and his successful efforts towards the re-conquest of parts of the Roman West. The Justinian Code was a significant tool used by Justinian to make the Byzantine Empire more powerful.
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Answer
The ability to tap into signals from the brain to produce hand and arm movement holds promise for patients who are paraplegic or quadriplegic.
Explanation
Paraplegia is a condition where one is paralyzed and is affected from waist down such that his/her spinal cord or nerve root is damaged. Some people with this condition have enough remaining strength to walk with braces.
while Quadriplegia is paralysis of 4 limbs as well as torso . which is also a damaged cervical region of the spine.
(A) indirect election of senators
(B) the counting of three fifths of slaves for
purposes of determining representation
in the House
(C) abolition of the internal slave trade
(D) enumerated powers
(E) the elastic clause
Darius
B.
Pericles
C.
Croesus
D.
Leonidas
A.Darius is the answer.