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Question about the Second Continental Congress?

Which of the following questions best characterizes the debate waged during the Second Continental Congress? (A) Should the central government divide its power or leave it concentrated in one executive branch? (B) Did power pass onto Congress, or was it vested in the people under the authority of the states? (C) Should the new government have a king or a president? (D) Would the states be capable of maintaining peace and order through state militias? (E) Did the power of the states need to be limited in order to promote national unity?

Public Comments

1. F. None of the above. The Second Continental Congress had nothing to do with any of these questions. They were mostly concerned the separation from England. This led to the Declaration of Independence. The above issues were addressed by the Constitutional Convention in 1787. The most important one was "C". George Washington turned down the offer to be the King.