The passage summarizes a speech given by John
Quincy Adams in 1839, fifty years after the
ratification of the US Constitution
Which statement from the
the excerpt provides evidence that
John Quincy Adams believed in
local control of local issues?
In explaining the American colonists' conflict
with Great Britain, Adams said, "The
the struggle was for chartered rights-for
English liberties... for trial by jury-the
Habeas Corpus and Magna Carta. But the
English lawyers had decided that Parliament
was all-powerful." So, the colonists issued
the Declaration of Independence,
announcing their unification and self-rule.
They explained that governments rule only
with the consent of the governed. They
declared that all people have certain rights
that governments should not violate.
..The struggle was
for chartered rights-
for English liberties..
for trial by jury-the
Habeas Corpus and
Magna Carta.'"
(paragraph 1)
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... the main principle
of the Articles of
Confederation was the
sovereignty of
organized power and
the independence of
the separate or
disunited States.'"
(paragraph 2)
Adams criticized the Articles of
Confederation. He explained that the
Dedaration of Independence represented
the will of the American people while the
main principle of the Artides of
Confederation was the sovereignty of
organized power and the independence of
the separate or disunited States."
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it would allow the
affairs of the nation to
be administered, not
by a confederacy, or
mere league of
friendship between the
sovereign states...""
(paragraph 3)
According to Adams, the Constitution
reflects the ideas of the Declaration of
Independence. He explained that it would
allow the affairs of the nation to be
administered, not by a confederacy, or mere
league of friendship between the sovereign
states, but by a government, distributed
into the three great departments-
legislative, judicial, and executive."
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.. 'the powers of
government should be
limited to concerns
interesting to the
Whole people, leaving
the internal
administration of each
Adams explained the role of the federal
government, stating that under the
The statement from the excerpt that provides evidence that John Quincy Adams believed in local control of local issues is Adams explained the role of the federal government, stating that under the Constitution, “the powers of government should be limited to concerns interesting to the whole people, leaving the internal administration of each state . . . to its own constitution and laws. . . .”
Explanation:
President John Quincy Adams believed that the authority of the people is in the various state structure and federal unity would not be totally achieved if each state was not internally administered to solve local or internal issues.
He was also of the opinion that the arms of government should be divided between the judiciary, legislature, and executive.
