Following the American Revolution, which characteristics did most state constitutions share? 1)
the use of direct elections and referendums
2) an emphasis on limited government and liberty
3) an active judicial branch and a weak legislature
4) a strong central government and a powerful executive

Question 2 What did the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 accomplish?
1) It ensured a balance of slave and free states.
2) It established an orderly process for admitting new states.
3) It honored western land claims by the existing states
4) It set up a process for surveying and dividing land into townships,