A) stated people's desire to declare war on Britain. B) had a president. C) brought together different groups of people. D) were headed by women.
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.
A) a national legislature B) a king C) a president D) a national court system
A) make laws about taxes. B) print money. C) raise a national army. D) elect a single leader to run the government.
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) prevent settlement in the Ohio River valley. D) end the troubles caused by Shays's Rebellion.
A) Each state started printing its own money. B) Congress created a new national army. C) The Articles of Confederation were written. D) Congress called the Constitutional Convention.
A) Boston. B) Annapolis. C) St. Augustine. D) Philadelphia.
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.
A) amount of power that was to be given to the national government. B) number of British citizens allowed to live in the United States. C) counting of slaves for the purposes of representation and taxation. D) number of houses of Congress to be created.
A) three B) two C) five D) four
A) the number of government branches B) the physical size of the state C) the amount the state pays in taxes D) the population of the state
A) executive branch. B) electoral college. C) judicial branch. D) legislative branch.
A) executive branch of the government. B) judicial branch of the government. C) electoral college. D) legislative branch of the government.
A) the electoral college B) the system of checks and balances C) the Preamble to the Constitution D) the Three-fifths Compromise
A) the power to print money B) the power to raise a national army C) the power to set up schools D) the power to tax |