Article 1: The Legislative Branch

Article I: Section 10

Section. 10. No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.

No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection Laws; and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Control of the Congress.

No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any Duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.

 

63. The purpose of Section 10 is probably to . . .

  1. protect states’ rights by keeping any one state from getting too powerful
  2. limit the power of the Federal Government by reserving some powers to the states
  3. prevent states from being taken advantage of by wily European diplomats
  4. reserve certain powers to the Federal Government by prohibiting them to the states

 

64. Which of the following powers is NOT prohibited to the states?

  1. the power to forgive debts between private parties
  2. the power to impose and collect taxes
  3. the power to issue coins and paper money
  4. the power to invade Canada without permission

 

65. A "Letter of Marque and Reprisal" is . . .

  1. an authorization to collect overdue taxes
  2. a license to impress sailors into the navy
  3. a license to attack enemy shipping
  4. a license to be a bounty hunter

 

66. The word "Revision" as used in Paragraph 2 probably means . . .

  1. changes or alterations
  2. reversals or revolutions
  3. inspection and auditing
  4. an eye inspection