The Civil War settled one part of the issue of national supremacy versus states' rights, namely, that
A. state governments are supreme over the national government.
B. the national government derives its sovereignty from the states.
C. the national government derives its sovereignty from the people.
D. the national government derives its sovereignty from both the people and the states.
E. state governments derive their power from each other.
Answer: C
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A) Eighteenth B) Nineteenth C) Twenty-first D) Twenty-second E) Twenty-fourth
Which of the following is true regarding the convention that met in Philadelphia in 1787?
A) The delegates were relatively young. B) The delegates generally were men of wealth and influence. C) The sessions were held in secret. D) All of the above. E) The delegates were relatively unknown in their states.