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