Social Studies Ch 9 Test

1. The Articles of Confederation and the Iroquois League were similar in that they both

A) had a president.
B) were headed by women.
C) brought together different groups of people.
D) stated people's desire to declare war on Britain.

2. A republic is a form of government in which

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.

3. Which of these was a part of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

A) a king
B) a national court system
C) a national legislature
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) end the troubles caused by Shays's Rebellion.
B) set up a system by which new states could be formed.
C) ask the states to send delegates to Philadelphia for a convention.
D) prevent settlement in the Ohio River valley.

6. Which of these was a result of the Annapolis Convention of 1786?

A) Each state started printing its own money.
B) The Articles of Confederation were written.
C) Congress created a new national army.
D) Congress called the Constitutional Convention.

7. The delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in

A) Annapolis.
B) St. Augustine.
C) Philadelphia.
D) Boston.

8. In a federal system of government, power and authority

A) belong to the people and the states.
B) are given to the states
C) belong only to the national government.
D) are shared by the national and state governments.

9. The Three-fifths Compromise that was reached at the Constitutional Convention involved the

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) counting of slaves for the purposes of representation and taxation.
D) number of houses of Congress to be created.

10. Under the Constitution, how many senators does each state have?

A) five
B) three
C) four
D) two

11. Which of these is used to determine how any representatives a state will have in the House of Representatives?

A) the amount the state pays in taxes
B) the physical size of the state
C) the population of the state
D) the number of government branches

12. The branch of government responsible for carrying out the nation's laws is the

A) legislative branch.
B) executive branch.
C) electoral college.
D) judicial branch.

13. The Supreme Court is part of the

A) executive branch of the government.
B) electoral college.
C) legislative branch of the government.
D) judicial 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 Preamble to the Constitution
B) the system of checks and balances
C) the electoral college
D) the Three-fifths Compromise

15. Which of the following powers was granted to BOTH the states and the federal governments?

A) the power to raise a national army
B) the power to print money
C) the power to set up schools
D) the power to tax

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