A) had a president. B) stated people's desire to declare war on Britain. C) were headed by women. D) brought together different groups of people.
A) all people must pay taxes in order to vote. B) the people elect representatives to run the country. C) the people are ruled by a king or queen. D) only the wealthy have rights and responsibilities.
A) a king B) a national court system C) a national legislature D) a president
A) raise a national army. B) print money. C) make laws about taxes. D) elect a single leader to run the government.
A) set up a system by which new states could be formed. B) end the troubles caused by Shays's Rebellion. C) prevent settlement in the Ohio River valley. D) ask the states to send delegates to Philadelphia for a convention.
A) The Articles of Confederation were written. B) Each state started printing its own money. C) Congress called the Constitutional Convention. D) Congress created a new national army.
A) Boston. B) St. Augustine. C) Philadelphia. D) Annapolis.
A) belong only to the national government. B) are given to the states C) are shared by the national and state governments. D) belong to the people and the states.
A) counting of slaves for the purposes of representation and taxation. B) number of British citizens allowed to live in the United States. C) amount of power that was to be given to the national government. D) number of houses of Congress to be created.
A) two B) four C) five D) three
A) the physical size of the state B) the amount the state pays in taxes C) the population of the state D) the number of government branches
A) judicial branch. B) electoral college. C) executive branch. D) legislative branch.
A) legislative branch of the government. B) executive branch of the government. C) electoral college. D) judicial branch of the government.
A) the Preamble to the Constitution B) the Three-fifths Compromise C) the system of checks and balances D) the electoral college
A) the power to raise a national army B) the power to print money C) the power to set up schools D) the power to tax |