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Which amendment gave women the right to vote? a. First b. Fifth c. Nineteenth d. Twenty-Fifth
Voting rights in 1787 varied from state to state. Which state was the first to allow women to vote? a. Vermont b. South Carolina c. New Jersey d. Virginia
The president of the United States is elected using which system? a. Electoral College b. popular vote c. Runoff election d. Australian ballot
Which amendment granted the American people the right to elect senators directly? a. Seventeenth b. Twenty-First c. First d. Fourth
How old must the president of the United States be by the time he or she takes office? a. 40 b. 25 c. 35 d. 21
Which of the following pieces of legislation particularly alarmed Antifederalists? a. the general welfare clause b. the full faith and credit clause c. the advice and consent clause d. the commerce clause
What are the two chambers of Congress called? a. the Assembly and the Council b. the Executive Council and the Cabinet c. the legislature and the judiciary d. the House of Representatives and the Senate
_______ prevents a concentration of power by dividing authority between the state and federal governments. a. Democracy b. Judicial review c. Federalism d. A system of checks and balances
Based on the information presented, with which of the these statements would Thomas Paine likely agree? American government should be organized under one powerful central figure. The king's governance was reasonable but illegitimate. It's not likely the king will change his ways so the colonists need to take action.
Which of the following statements is true regarding the Articles of Confederation? Check all that apply. Equal voting rights were assigned to each state. Approval of a supermajority of 9 of the 13 states were required to pass any laws. Military matters were assigned to the national government. A majority of votes, or approval of 7 of the 13 states was required to amend the Articles.
Winthrop argued that because the states are so dissimilar, they must be free to ________ for themselves.
Which landmark Supreme Court case gave rise to judicial review? a. Plessy v. Ferguson b. Marbury v. Madison c. Roe v. Wade d. Gibbons v. Ogden
According to the Declaration, why was it necessary "to dissolve political bands which have connected them with another?" A destructive relationship with Parliament The absolute despotism of the king Impatience with the laws of nature
Which of these statements captures an objection Winthrop had to the proposed Constitution? It forced states to abandon standing trade agreements with other states. It took too much power from Congress, giving it to the president. It made congressional laws the supreme laws of the land.
Who authored the influential pamphlet Common Sense, which called for colonial independence from Britain? a. Jefferson b. Locke c. Hobbes d. Paine
What, according to the author, is an important but onerous civic duty from which women have historically been excluded in the United States? Running for office Paying taxes Registering with selective service
Which of these statements concerning the American government under the Articles of Confederation is accurate? The Articles of Confederation allowed the few states with militias to dictate military policy. The Articles of Confederation gave more power to large states. The Articles of Confederation created a system in which governmental power was greatly decentralized.
Colonists opposed taxation without a. representation. b. independence. c. monarchy. d. tangible benefits.
With which statement would the author of the excerpt most likely agree? It is important that women remain ineligible for the draft because women are more fragile than men. While on the surface it appears beneficial, exclusion from the draft has a negative impact on the relationship between women and their country. The requirement mandating registration for the draft hinders the freedom of all Americans and, as a result, is unconstitutional.
Based on colonial experiences with British rule, which of the following power systems would probably have had the most appeal when creating new institutions? A system in which power was delegated to an international authority A system in which power was diffused A system in which power was concentrated in an executive