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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.
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How did Enlightenment thinkers approach the study of government?

A
by taking a historical view
B
by taking a divine right view
C
by taking a faith-based view
D
by taking a secular view
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The US Constitution structures the government by creating a system that

d
divides power equally between the states.
o
organizes power on state and local levels.
o
organizes power on federal, state, and local levels.
d
divides power between executive and judicial branches.
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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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most

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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What agreement did the delegates reach regarding enslaved people and representation with the Three-Fifths Compromise?

A
They were not to be counted in the census at all.
B
They were counted in the census as full equals.
C
They were partially counted in the census.
D
They were counted in the census in certain states.
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What are the three branches of federal government set up by the Constitution?

l
legislative, executive, and judicial
c
congressional, executive, and legislative
l
legislative, executive, and provisional
c
constitutional, executive, and provisional
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Under the Articles of Confederation, why was the national government unable to raise revenue? Check all that apply.The national government was not given the power to regulate trade.The national government needed approval from the states to collect taxes.The states voted to allow the national bank to go bankrupt.The state and national currencies competed with each other.The national government could not create national money.

A
The national government was not given the power to regulate trade.
B
The national government needed approval from the states to collect taxes.
C
The states voted to allow the national bank to go bankrupt.
D
The state and national currencies competed with each other.
E
The national government could not create national money.
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Athens and Sparta were both

A
countries.
B
city-states.
C
monarchies.
D
empires.
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A public welfare service that the US government provides is

f
firefighting.
h
health inspections.
l
law enforcement.
e
electricity.

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