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Social Studies Ch 9 Test
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  • 1. The Articles of Confederation and the Iroquois League were similar in that they both
A) were headed by women.
B) stated people's desire to declare war on Britain.
C) brought together different groups of people.
D) had a president.
  • 2. A republic is a form of government in which
A) the people are ruled by a king or queen.
B) the people elect representatives to run the country.
C) only the wealthy have rights and responsibilities.
D) all people must pay taxes in order to vote.
  • 3. Which of these was a part of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?
A) a national legislature
B) a president
C) a king
D) a national court system
  • 4. Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government could
A) make laws about taxes.
B) elect a single leader to run the government.
C) raise a national army.
D) print money.
  • 5. The purpose of the Northwest Ordinance was to
A) ask the states to send delegates to Philadelphia for a convention.
B) set up a system by which new states could be formed.
C) prevent settlement in the Ohio River valley.
D) end the troubles caused by Shays's Rebellion.
  • 6. Which of these was a result of the Annapolis Convention of 1786?
A) Congress called the Constitutional Convention.
B) The Articles of Confederation were written.
C) Congress created a new national army.
D) Each state started printing its own money.
  • 7. The delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in
A) Boston.
B) St. Augustine.
C) Annapolis.
D) Philadelphia.
  • 8. In a federal system of government, power and authority
A) are given to the states
B) belong to the people and the states.
C) are shared by the national and state governments.
D) belong only to the national government.
  • 9. The Three-fifths Compromise that was reached at the Constitutional Convention involved the
A) number of houses of Congress to be created.
B) number of British citizens allowed to live in the United States.
C) counting of slaves for the purposes of representation and taxation.
D) amount of power that was to be given to the national government.
  • 10. Under the Constitution, how many senators does each state have?
A) four
B) five
C) two
D) three
  • 11. Which of these is used to determine how any representatives a state will have in the House of Representatives?
A) the number of government branches
B) the physical size of the state
C) the population of the state
D) the amount the state pays in taxes
  • 12. The branch of government responsible for carrying out the nation's laws is the
A) electoral college.
B) executive branch.
C) legislative branch.
D) judicial branch.
  • 13. The Supreme Court is part of the
A) judicial branch of the government.
B) executive branch of the government.
C) legislative branch of the government.
D) electoral college.
  • 14. Which of these helps to keep one branch of the government from gaining more power than the other two branches?
A) the electoral college
B) the system of checks and balances
C) the Three-fifths Compromise
D) the Preamble to the Constitution
  • 15. Which of the following powers was granted to BOTH the states and the federal governments?
A) the power to print money
B) the power to tax
C) the power to raise a national army
D) the power to set up schools
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