A) brought together different groups of people. B) had a president. C) were headed by women. D) stated people's desire to declare war on Britain.
A) all people must pay taxes in order to vote. B) only the wealthy have rights and responsibilities. C) the people are ruled by a king or queen. D) the people elect representatives to run the country.
A) a president B) a king C) a national legislature D) a national court system
A) raise a national army. B) elect a single leader to run the government. C) make laws about taxes. 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) Philadelphia. B) Annapolis. C) St. Augustine. D) Boston.
A) are given to the states B) are shared by the national and state governments. C) belong only to the national government. D) belong to the people and the states.
A) counting of slaves for the purposes of representation and taxation. B) amount of power that was to be given to the national government. C) number of houses of Congress to be created. D) number of British citizens allowed to live in the United States.
A) two B) five C) four D) three
A) the physical size of the state B) the population of the state C) the amount the state pays in taxes D) the number of government branches
A) executive branch. B) legislative branch. C) electoral college. D) judicial branch.
A) electoral college. B) legislative branch of the government. C) executive branch of the government. D) judicial 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 tax B) the power to raise a national army C) the power to set up schools D) the power to print money |