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Communism allows citizens to own property.
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Communism gives control to multiple branches.
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Communism allows citizens to elect leaders.
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Communism gives control to party leaders.
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Why did the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise involve so much debate and discussion at the Constitutional Convention?

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The states were not ready to give up their independence to an all-powerful national government.
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The states believed the Articles of Confederation were working and did not need to be replaced.
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Each state was most concerned for its own interests and needs.
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Each state was certain that cooperation would lead to another war.
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What is the main reason voters choose political candidates?

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to represent their interests in the economy
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to create policies that favor them
C
to get rid of policies they do not like
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to represent their interests in government
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Read the excerpt from James Madison’s notes on the Constitutional Convention from July 7, 1787.Mr. SHERMAN Supposed that it was the wish of every one that some Genl. Govt. should be established. An equal vote in the [Senate] would, he thought, be most likely to give it the necessary vigor. The small States have more vigor in their Govts. than the large ones, the more influence therefore the large ones have, the weaker will be the Govt. In the large States it will be most difficult to collect the real & fair sense of the people. Fallacy & undue influence will be practiced with most success: and improper men will most easily get into office.

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Small states are easier to manage politically, while large states are more likely to be corrupt.
B
Large states are ruled more democratically, while small states are more likely to be corrupt.
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Small states hold elections more often than large states, while large states appoint representatives.
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Large states hold elections more often than small states, while small states appoint representatives.
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Which statement best describes the two main functions of US government?

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It creates laws and provides leadership.
B
It pays for services and controls the prices of goods.
C
It provides loans and responds to emergencies.
D
It organizes public works and helps businesses.
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Which was a main reason for creating the Articles of Confederation?

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to determine the power of states and the federal government
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to have a tax system to generate money
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to outline the role of individual citizens in government
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to have a strong national government after the Revolutionary War
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a legislature based on size of the state
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an act of working as a lawmaker for a group
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a government made up of two parts or houses
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an agreement reached after long debate
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Which best describes the main action called for by the Declaration of Independence?

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to seek peace with Great Britain
B
to give the United States the power of self-government
C
to declare war on Great Britain
D
to create the First Continental Congress
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Read the quotation from the Declaration of Independence."For cutting off our Trade with all parts of the world."

A
The colonists could not acquire goods without illegal smuggling.
B
The colonists were exporting too many goods.
C
The British closed all ports except for Boston.
D
The colonists could export goods only to Britain.
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John Locke, an Enlightenment-era philosopher, influenced the American movement for independence. Locke believed that all people were entitled to natural rights. Which quotation from the preamble to the Declaration of Independence refers to natural rights?

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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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“[I]t is their right, it is their duty, to throw off such Government, and to provide new Guards for their future security.”
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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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How does a monarch typically take power?

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by being elected
B
by taking over in a revolution
C
by being appointed by leaders of a political party
D
by taking over when the previous monarch dies or retires
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Under the Articles of Confederation, why didn’t the national government enforce the laws?

A
The states had the power to enforce the national laws.
B
The executive branch was ineffective in enforcing the laws.
C
The national police force had no power to enforce the laws.
D
The president was just a figurehead and could not enforce laws.
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The Declaration of Independence refers to the Rights of Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness as being unalienable. What does unalienable mean?

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not foreign
B
indisputable
C
negotiable
D
transferable
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The New Jersey Plan supported the idea of

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bicameral legislation.
B
equal representation.
C
multi-cameral legislation.
D
parliamentary government.
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Which form of government serves the interests of royal family members?

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a democracy
B
a monarchy
C
a theocracy
D
an oligarchy
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How many of the thirteen states needed to approve a law before it could be passed, under the Articles of Confederation?

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three
s
seven
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nine
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thirteen
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setting wage and safety rulesregulating industry and tradebuilding bridges and roadshiring firefighters and police

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setting wage and safety rules
B
regulating industry and trade
C
building bridges and roads
D
hiring firefighters and police
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If the government under the Articles of Confederation was so ineffective, why were there no changes made to improve it?

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The national military would not allow changes to the Articles.
B
There was no method by which changes to the Articles could be made.
C
All the states had to agree in order to pass an amendment to the Articles.
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A court would have to approve any change to the Articles, and there was no court.
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A sovereign group is one that is

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independent.
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strong.
C
large.
D
wealthy.
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As the colonies moved toward independence, the First Continental Congress was created in

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1768.
B
1776.
C
1760.
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1774.

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