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