Social Studies Ch 9 Test

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

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

2. A republic is a form of government in which

A) only the wealthy have rights and responsibilities.
B) all people must pay taxes in order to vote.
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 king
B) a president
C) a national legislature
D) a national court system

4. Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government could

A) make laws about taxes.
B) print money.
C) elect a single leader to run the government.
D) raise a national army.

5. The purpose of the Northwest Ordinance was to

A) prevent settlement in the Ohio River valley.
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) end the troubles caused by Shays's Rebellion.

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

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) amount of power that was to be given to the national government.
C) number of British citizens allowed to live in the United States.
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) two
D) four

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 number of government branches
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) electoral college.
D) judicial branch.

13. The Supreme Court is part of the

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

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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