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T
The federal and state governments should be equal.
T
The federal government cannot be weak.
T
The federal government must have an elected leader.
T
The state governments should be weak.
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Which scenario is not guaranteed under the Articles of Confederation?

S
State militias could provide for the nation’s defense.
T
The national government could pass a law to make theft illegal.
A
A merchant could always use the same currency in Connecticut and Georgia.
T
The government wants to settle a dispute with France by signing a treaty.
5

In a unitary system of government, power is

A
held by state governments.
B
held by a central government.
C
held by a single person.
D
held by a group of people.
6

When leaders use religious laws to govern, they most likely represent

A
a democracy.
B
an autocracy.
C
a monarchy.
D
a theocracy.
7

A charter is a written document that

s
states the conditions of an agreement.
d
describes the separation of powers in diagram form.
l
lists the items for sale in a shop.
d
describes, in Latin, which laws should be followed.
8

Which statement about the Three-Fifths Compromise is accurate?

A
The Three-Fifths Compromise determined where the greatest enslaved populations were based on census data.
B
The Three-Fifths Compromise helped give more power to states that did not allow slavery.
C
The Three-Fifths Compromise was developed based on the results of the 1790 census.
D
The Three-Fifths Compromise increased the number of Representatives for the South.
9

The spirit of encroachment tends to consolidate the powers of all the departments in one, and thus to create whatever the form of government, a real despotism.

f
forming a bicameral legislature
i
instituting separation of powers
g
granting citizens too many rights
h
having a single ruler
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P
People’s rights are guaranteed.
O
One person rules and has absolute power.
T
The legislature is divided into different branches.
J
Judges decide the legality of laws passed by the legislature.
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That it is the right of the subjects to petition the king, and all commitments and prosecutions for such petitioning are illegal.

t
the freedom to bear arms
t
the right to pass taxes
t
the freedom of speech
t
the right to vote

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