A) had a president. B) stated people's desire to declare war on Britain. C) were headed by women. D) brought together different groups of people.
A) the people are ruled by a king or queen. B) the people elect representatives to run the country. C) all people must pay taxes in order to vote. D) only the wealthy have rights and responsibilities.
A) a national court system B) a king C) a national legislature D) a president
A) print money. B) make laws about taxes. C) raise a national army. D) elect a single leader to run the government.
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.
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) Boston. B) St. Augustine. C) Annapolis. D) Philadelphia.
A) belong only to the national government. B) belong to the people and the states. C) are given to the states D) are shared by the national and state governments.
A) counting of slaves for the purposes of representation and taxation. B) number of houses of Congress to be created. C) number of British citizens allowed to live in the United States. D) amount of power that was to be given to the national government.
A) two B) five C) four D) three
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
A) electoral college. B) executive branch. C) legislative branch. D) judicial branch.
A) legislative branch of the government. B) judicial branch of the government. C) electoral college. D) executive branch of the government.
A) the Preamble to the Constitution B) the Three-fifths Compromise C) the system of checks and balances D) the electoral college
A) the power to raise a national army B) the power to set up schools C) the power to print money D) the power to tax |