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Social Studies Ch 9 Test
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  • 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) were headed by women.
D) stated people's desire to declare war on Britain.
  • 2. A republic is a form of government in which
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.
  • 3. Which of these was a part of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?
A) a national court system
B) a president
C) a national legislature
D) a king
  • 4. Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government could
A) make laws about taxes.
B) raise a national army.
C) elect a single leader to run the government.
D) print money.
  • 5. The purpose of the Northwest Ordinance was to
A) prevent settlement in the Ohio River valley.
B) ask the states to send delegates to Philadelphia for a convention.
C) set up a system by which new states could be formed.
D) end the troubles caused by Shays's Rebellion.
  • 6. Which of these was a result of the Annapolis Convention of 1786?
A) Congress called the Constitutional Convention.
B) The Articles of Confederation were written.
C) Each state started printing its own money.
D) Congress created a new national army.
  • 7. The delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in
A) Annapolis.
B) St. Augustine.
C) Philadelphia.
D) Boston.
  • 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) belong only to the national government.
D) are shared by the national and state governments.
  • 9. The Three-fifths Compromise that was reached at the Constitutional Convention involved the
A) number of houses of Congress to be created.
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) counting of slaves for the purposes of representation and taxation.
  • 10. Under the Constitution, how many senators does each state have?
A) three
B) four
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 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
  • 12. The branch of government responsible for carrying out the nation's laws is the
A) executive branch.
B) electoral college.
C) legislative branch.
D) judicial branch.
  • 13. The Supreme Court is part of the
A) legislative branch of the government.
B) electoral college.
C) judicial 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 Three-fifths Compromise
B) the electoral college
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 raise a national army
C) the power to tax
D) the power to print money
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