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1
"Taxation without representation is tyranny" is
A)no longer heard today.
B)currently heard today in small states.
C)heard everywhere today.
D)a rallying cry today in the District of Columbia.
E)None of these answers is correct.
2
The Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison established the concept of
A)judicial review.
B)state sovereignty.
C)checks and balances.
D)federalism.
E)ratification.
3
The first legislative body in what would become the United States
A)was created in Jamestown around 1619.
B)has endured to the present day.
C)was established by Thomas Jefferson in 1774.
D)was created in 1607 and disbanded in 1609.
E)None of these answers is correct.
4
The Puritans fled religious persecution in England and
A)tolerated religious beliefs other than their own.
B)did not tolerate other religious beliefs.
C)sought to reunite with the Catholic Church.
D)sought to create a new religion.
E)became missionaries to the Indians.
5
Britain aroused the anger of the colonists largely by what activity?
A)requiring religious orthodoxy
B)imposing harsh taxes
C)demanding school attendance
D)pursuing alliances with France
E)All these answers are correct
6
Which of the following is true?
A)About one-half of Americans chose to fight for independence.
B)About two-thirds of Americans chose to fight for independence.
C)About one-fifth of Americans chose to fight for independence.
D)About one-third of Americans chose to fight for independence.
E)None of these answers is correct.
7
The Congress was created by
A)the Second Continental Congress via the Articles of Confederation.
B)the First Continental Congress via the Articles of Independence.
C)the Second Continental Congress via the Declaration of Independence.
D)the Third Continental Congress via the Independence Declaration of 1776.
E)None of the answers are correct.
8
Which of the following is true?
A)The Declaration of Independence also served as a declaration of war.
B)The Declaration of Independence was not a declaration of war in any way.
C)The Declaration of Independence created the U.S. Constitution.
D)The Declaration of Independence needed only one-third of the colonies to approve it.
E)The Declaration of Independence made the colonies temporarily independent from Britain.
9
The Articles of Confederation was the fruit of
A)the First Continental Congress.
B)the Third Continental Congress.
C)the Independence Hall Congress.
D)the Congress of American Independence.
E)the Second Continental Congress.
10
Before Shays's Rebellion in 1786, what group was suffering economically more than other groups?
A)teachers
B)government workers
C)small farmers
D)artisans and craftsmen
E)soldiers
11
Checks and balances were created in order to do which of the following?
A)Provide each of the branches overlapping powers.
B)Prevent the arbitrary use of power by the military.
C)Allow state governors to affect national policy.
D)Ensure that citizens were free to vote.
E)All these answers are correct.
12
Federalism is the
A)concentration of power in the Federal government.
B)concentration of power in a federation of state governors.
C)sharing of power between the national government and the state governments.
D)sharing of power among all of the states.
E)None of these answers is correct.





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