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