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