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