Social Studies Ch 9 Test

1. The Articles of Confederation and the Iroquois League were similar in that they both

A) stated people's desire to declare war on Britain.
B) brought together different groups of people.
C) had a president.
D) were headed by women.

2. A republic is a form of government in which

A) the people elect representatives to run the country.
B) only the wealthy have rights and responsibilities.
C) all people must pay taxes in order to vote.
D) the people are ruled by a king or queen.

3. Which of these was a part of the national government under the Articles of Confederation?

A) a national legislature
B) a king
C) a president
D) a national court system

4. Under the Articles of Confederation, the national government could

A) raise a national army.
B) print money.
C) elect a single leader to run the government.
D) make laws about taxes.

5. The purpose of the Northwest Ordinance was to

A) prevent settlement in the Ohio River valley.
B) end the troubles caused by Shays's Rebellion.
C) set up a system by which new states could be formed.
D) ask the states to send delegates to Philadelphia for a convention.

6. Which of these was a result of the Annapolis Convention of 1786?

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.

7. The delegates to the Constitutional Convention met in

A) Philadelphia.
B) Annapolis.
C) St. Augustine.
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) number of British citizens allowed to live in the United States.
C) counting of slaves for the purposes of representation and taxation.
D) amount of power that was to be given to the national government.

10. Under the Constitution, how many senators does each state have?

A) two
B) three
C) five
D) four

11. Which of these is used to determine how any representatives a state will have in the House of Representatives?

A) the amount the state pays in taxes
B) the number of government branches
C) the population of the state
D) the physical size of the state

12. The branch of government responsible for carrying out the nation's laws is the

A) judicial branch.
B) electoral college.
C) executive branch.
D) legislative branch.

13. The Supreme Court is part of the

A) electoral college.
B) legislative branch of the government.
C) executive branch of the government.
D) judicial 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 electoral college
B) the system of checks and balances
C) the Three-fifths Compromise
D) the Preamble to the Constitution

15. Which of the following powers was granted to BOTH the states and the federal governments?

A) the power to raise a national army
B) the power to print money
C) the power to tax
D) the power to set up schools

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