5.Thinking and Writing Critically Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution. What advantages did the
Constitution provide to the small states? Do you
think Delaware's situation was better under the
Articles of Confexeration? Why or why not?

The whigs selected william henry harrison to run against president van buren. in the campaign, the whigs compared harrison to , who grew up on the frontier in a. this became a of the 1840 campaign, even though harrison was a wealthy man. harrison was also a war . the whigs' campaign slogan used harrison's victory at , a battle in the war of 1812, and , his vice presidential running mate. in the campaign, the whigs blamed for the depression that followed the panic of 1837. many voters participated in the election, and became the first whig president. when harrison died, tyler became president. tyler had once been a. he didn't always agree with the of his own party, and the party expelled him

The 20th amendment, also called the lame duck amendment, decreased the amount of time between the presidential election and the inaugration of the new president. what are the advancements that allowed for this amendment?

1. which of the following best explains why president roosevelt proposed his 1937 “court-packing” plan? a. he argued that more juries were necessary to hear challenges to the new deal. b. he wanted to add to the supreme court more justices who supported the new deal. c. he argued that the supreme court lacked the authority to overturn new deal programs. 2. the federal deposit insurance corporation (fdic) was created primarily to address which problem? think of where deposits are made. a. the widespread bank failures that resulted from bank runs b. the freezing of credit that resulted from high unemployment c. the increase in personal debt that resulted from rising food prices