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The Declaration of Independence — Unit test Answers

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Which type of governmental power does a unitary system hold?

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centralized power
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state power
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shared power
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local power
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Which statement about the Three-Fifths Compromise is accurate?

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The Three-Fifths Compromise determined where the greatest enslaved populations were based on census data.
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The Three-Fifths Compromise helped give more power to states that did not allow slavery.
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The Three-Fifths Compromise was developed based on the results of the 1790 census.
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The Three-Fifths Compromise increased the number of Representatives for the South.
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Which was an area of weakness in the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?

A
regulatory power
B
authoritative power
C
democratic power
D
legislative power
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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.

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The national government was not given the power to regulate trade.
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The national government needed approval from the states to collect taxes.
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The states voted to allow the national bank to go bankrupt.
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The state and national currencies competed with each other.
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The national government could not create national money.
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The federal and state governments should be equal.
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The federal government cannot be weak.
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The federal government must have an elected leader.
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The state governments should be weak.
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What was the purpose of the New Jersey Plan?

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to support the interests of the smaller states
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to implement a bicameral legislature
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to nominate William Paterson as chief executive
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to ensure representation was based on population
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The concept of checks and balances ensures that

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each branch of government does not have power over the others.
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only one branch of government maintains power over the others.
e
each branch of government has the ability to limit the power of the others.
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no branch of government has a separate power from the others.
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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.

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the freedom to bear arms
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the right to pass taxes
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the freedom of speech
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the right to vote
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Which quotation from the Preamble to the Declaration of Independence supports the idea that the United States is based on a social contract?

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“Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed.”
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“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal.”
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“Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes.”
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“[T]hey are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
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Which scenario is not guaranteed under the Articles of Confederation?

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

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a democracy.
a
an autocracy.
a
a monarchy.
a
a theocracy.
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Read the following quotation from George Washington.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.What was Washington warning against?

A
forming a bicameral legislature
B
instituting separation of powers
C
granting citizens too many rights
D
having a single ruler
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Which best describes an important civic responsibility?

A
legislating
B
voting
C
taxing
D
teaching
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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.

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