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