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