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