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Social Studies Ch 9 Test
Contribué par: Woodland
  • 1. The Articles of Confederation and the Iroquois League were similar in that they both
A) brought together different groups of people.
B) were headed by women.
C) stated people's desire to declare war on Britain.
D) had a president.
  • 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 are ruled by a king or queen.
D) the people elect representatives to run the country.
  • 3. Which of these was a part of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?
A) a national legislature
B) a president
C) a national court system
D) a king
  • 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) ask the states to send delegates to Philadelphia for a convention.
B) end the troubles caused by Shays's Rebellion.
C) prevent settlement in the Ohio River valley.
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) The Articles of Confederation were written.
D) Each state started printing its own money.
  • 7. The delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in
A) St. Augustine.
B) Boston.
C) Philadelphia.
D) Annapolis.
  • 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) are shared by the national and state governments.
D) belong only to the national government.
  • 9. The Three-fifths Compromise that was reached at the Constitutional Convention involved the
A) number of houses of Congress to be created.
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) counting of slaves for the purposes of representation and taxation.
  • 10. Under the Constitution, how many senators does each state have?
A) four
B) three
C) five
D) two
  • 11. Which of these is used to determine how any representatives a state will have in the House of Representatives?
A) the population of the state
B) the number of government branches
C) the amount the state pays in taxes
D) the physical size of the state
  • 12. The branch of government responsible for carrying out the nation's laws is the
A) electoral college.
B) judicial branch.
C) legislative branch.
D) executive branch.
  • 13. The Supreme Court is part of the
A) electoral college.
B) executive branch of the government.
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 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 set up schools
B) the power to tax
C) the power to raise a national army
D) the power to print money
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