A) State constitutional conventions B) Colonial charters C) Supreme Court rulings D) Congressional acts
A) They were annexed by Mexico B) They were surrendered to the British C) They were sold to foreign powers D) They were ceded to the Federal government
A) The President B) Congress C) The Supreme Court D) The Department of the Interior
A) Rivers and mountain range peaks B) Desert plains and canyons C) Lakes and peninsulas D) Volcanoes and plateaus
A) Because of previous British treaties B) Due to the sparseness of settlement C) To avoid mountain ranges D) To align with Russian territory
A) Missouri and Nevada B) Virginia and Maryland C) Texas and California D) Massachusetts and New York
A) Southwest Territory B) Northwest Territory C) Mississippi Territory D) District of Columbia
A) It was sold to Maryland B) It was returned in 1847 C) It became a separate state D) It was annexed by Pennsylvania
A) Massachusetts B) Virginia C) Texas D) Nevada
A) Due to Supreme Court rulings B) To form a new state C) Because of natural disasters D) To settle colonial debts
A) Maryland v. District of Columbia B) Virginia v. West Virginia C) New Jersey v. New York D) Missouri v. Nevada
A) The state must appeal to the UN B) The state must consent C) The state must declare secession D) The state must hold a public referendum
A) Nevada B) Missouri C) West Virginia D) Texas
A) Three B) Nine C) Five D) Four
A) Cultural affinity regions B) State-line region grouping C) Census Bureau region definition D) Geographic plate regions
A) Mayor B) Governor C) President D) Senator
A) Appointment by the legislature B) Statewide direct election C) Popular vote by the electoral college D) Selection by the President
A) 19 B) 50 C) 44 D) 10
A) 50 B) 44 C) 10 D) 19
A) Veto B) Impeachment C) Override D) Recall
A) 10 B) 50 C) 49 D) 1
A) California B) Vermont C) Nebraska D) Maryland
A) 50 B) 10 C) 49 D) 19
A) Fixed term limits B) Multi-member district priority C) Part-time rotation D) One person, one vote
A) Two-thirds B) Unanimous C) Three-fourths D) Simple majority
A) Four B) Two C) Three D) One
A) Senate B) General Assembly C) House of Delegates D) House of Representatives
A) 48 B) 13 C) 50 D) 52
A) Tenth Amendment B) Fourteenth Amendment C) Fifth Amendment D) First Amendment
A) Treaty-making power B) Police power C) Military power D) Foreign policy power
A) Only the original thirteen B) Yes C) No D) Only some are
A) Pennsylvania B) Massachusetts C) Virginia D) Alabama
A) 1792 B) 1777 C) 1780 D) 1776
A) All are written B) Some are unwritten C) All are unwritten D) They follow the British model
A) 1776–1780 B) 1660–1670 C) 1649–1660 D) 1792–1800
A) July 1781 B) July 1775 C) July 1790 D) July 1776
A) 1776–1781 B) 1775–1783 C) 1776–1790 D) 1777–1781
A) The Continental Congress B) The British Empire C) The Articles of Confederation D) The Thirteen Colonies
A) Lee Resolution B) Articles of Confederation C) Declaration of Independence D) U.S. Constitution
A) Republican B) Monarchical C) Democratic-Socialist D) Parliamentary
A) One B) Three C) Four D) Two
A) Unicameral B) Bicameral C) Tricameral D) Non-legislative
A) Monarchy B) Federalism C) Colonialism D) Totalitarianism
A) Native American land B) French territory C) Independent republic D) British colony
A) Provinces B) Counties or county-equivalents C) Cities and townships only D) Districts and territories
A) State legislatures B) United States Congress C) Supreme Court D) Electoral College
A) 1 million B) 30,000 C) 1,700 D) 30 million
A) About 1 million B) About 30,000 C) About 30 million D) About 1,700
A) New York B) Louisiana C) Oklahoma D) Texas
A) Federations B) Unitary states C) Confederations D) Aggregates of local governments
A) Dillon's Rule B) The Tenth Amendment C) The Full Faith and Credit Clause D) The Commerce Clause
A) By the state legislature B) Against the corporation C) In favor of the corporation D) By popular vote
A) Functional B) Fiscal C) Structural D) Personnel
A) Federal mandates B) Constitutional amendments C) Local ordinances D) Interstate compacts
A) Article V B) Article VI C) Article IV D) Article I
A) The Supreme Court B) The Electoral College C) The states individually D) The federal government
A) Articles of Confederation B) The Declaration of Independence C) Northwest Ordinance D) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo
A) Authorizing a constitutional convention B) Dissolving an existing state C) Forcing a territory to pay taxes D) Declaring war on neighboring territories
A) Franklin B) Deseret C) Sequoyah D) Oklahoma
A) Conflict with Mexico B) Lack of a constitution C) The Civil War D) A boundary dispute with Ohio
A) Massachusetts B) Virginia C) New Hampshire D) Vermont
A) The Louisiana Purchase area B) Salt Lake City area C) The Pacific Northwest D) The Florida territory
A) Western Pacific Ocean B) Arctic Ocean C) Atlantic Ocean D) Indian Ocean
A) Independent nation B) Incorporated territory C) Organized, unincorporated territory D) State
A) Commonwealth B) Associated State C) Estado Libre Asociado D) U.S. Territory
A) Senator B) Ambassador C) Resident Commissioner D) Governor
A) 61% B) 23% C) 51% D) 97%
A) June 11, 2017 B) June 27, 2018 C) November 6, 2012 D) November 3, 2020
A) 97% B) 61% C) 50% D) 23%
A) 33% B) 23% C) 61% D) 97%
A) 61 B) 97 C) 23 D) 37
A) The Legislative Assembly B) The President of the United States C) Pedro Pierluisi D) The Resident Commissioner
A) Full voting rights B) No voting rights C) Voting rights only on financial issues D) Limited voting rights
A) 1861 B) 1800 C) 1776 D) 1961
A) 75% B) 99% C) 50% D) 86%
A) 11 B) 7 C) 50 D) 13
A) 22 B) 11 C) 50 D) 24
A) Siouan B) Iroquoian C) Algonquian D) Uto-Aztecan
A) 24 B) 11 C) 22 D) 7
A) Algonquian B) Polynesian Hawaiian C) Latin D) Siouan |