STAAR Sample questions

STAAR Sample questions

The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so

What does this refer to?

Multiple Choice

The Virginia Company authorized a general assembly in Virginia so that colonists could

• Self-govern on a local level

• vote in British Parliament

• participate in a free Market economy

• express dissatisfaction with British rule

Why were the Southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention wiling to accept the three-fifths compromise?

Multiple Choice

Why were the Southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the three-fifths compromise?

• It increased the political influence of the South

• It allowed indentured servants in the South to become citizens

• it decreased the federal tax on property in the South

• It allowed the South to increase its industrial output

Why was it difficult for Congress to fulfill its duties under the Articles of Confederation?

Multiple Choice

Why was it difficult for Congress to fulfill its duties under the Articles of Confederation?

• Any Congressional action required executive approval.

• Congress lacked the power to declare war.

• Most Congressional decisions required the approval of at least 9 states

• Congress lacked the power to regulate foreign trade

The first political parties of the United States formed mainly in response to disagreements over-

Multiple Choice

The first political parties of the Unties States formed mainly in response to disagreements over

• taxation over representation

• doctrine of judicial review

• territorial expansion to the west

• the extent of federal power