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1

There were three laws passed by the British that infuriated the colonies - put them in order by date from the earliest to the latest.

Navigation Laws, Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act

Navigation Laws, Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts

Stamp Act, Intolerable Acts, Navigation Laws

Intolerable Acts, Stamp Act, Navigation Laws

2

What was the main failure for the Articles of Confederation?

The Bill of Rights

It could not print money

Its inability to levy taxes

It conducted too much foreign policy

3

What did the Three Fifths Compromise in the US Constitution refer to?

Allowed 3/5 members of Congress to pass or block a law

Allowed 3/5 of the new states to own slaves

Mandated that 3/5th of existing states had to agree before allowing a new colony to become a state

It counted slaves as 3/5th of a person when deciding representation

4

The economic system in which colonies were expected to send raw materials to their mother country and buy manufactured products from only that country is

Laissez-faire

Income redistribution

Capitalism

Mercantilism

5

Tom Paine's philosophy in "Common Sense" and The Declaration of Independence are examples of what?

Aristotelian

Conservatism

Enlightenment

Communism

6

What was the most important belief of the Federalists when writing the US Constitution?

That the United States needed a strong central government

That slaves be free

That only those serving in the war were allowed to become members of government

That the United States should engage aggressively in foreign policy

7

What did the Supreme Court decide in 1803, in the case of Marbury vs Madison?

That the courts could review all laws for their constitutionality

That a President can do whatever he wants during a national emergency

That a President has executive privilege

That President Madison had to repay Marbury what he rightfully owed him

8

Choose the answer that best describes America's Manifest Destiny.

America will strive to rule the world

America will pursue foreign policy aggressively

America will spread west across the whole North American continent from coast to coast

America will respect the rights of the Native Americans as it pushes westward

9

The Missouri Compromise accomplished what?

Drew the Mason-Dixon line between North and South regulating slavery

Gave the Native Indians land in the Southern part of the state

Admitted Missouri into the Union as a fee state

Divided Missouri equally between slaves and free sections

10

In the US constitution, the system of checks and balances refers to:

Balancing the fiscal budget is required by the Constitution

The ability of each branch of government to limit the actions and powers of the other two

A federal deficit

A balanced payment to all members of Congress

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