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