Week 10 Social Studies

What was Alabama Fever?

• A dance craze in 1814

• A disease discovered in Alabama

• A description of how hot Alabama was

• Everyone wanting to buy land in Alabama

What does cotton do to the soil it grows in?

• depletes it

• enriches it

• poisons it

• sterilizes it

According to the Northwest Ordinance, how many did it take to turn a territory into a state?

• 5,000

• 6,000

• 60,000

• 127,000

How many branches of government does Alabama have?

• Two

• Three

• Four

• Five

For elected officials in government, what does term mean?

• the title of an elected official

• how long the budget lasts

• the number of people who vote in an election

• the length of time an elected official serves

What is the difference between the legislative branch and the judicial branch branch?

• the legislative branch finds lawmakers; the judicial branch judges them

• the legislative branch uncovers problems; the judicial branch solves them

• the legislative branch makes laws; the judicial branch interprets them

• the legislative branch budgets the states money; the judicial branch does the accounting

What are the three branches of Alabama government?

• judicial, executive, lawyer

• executive, judgmental, lawyer

• judgmental, legislative, executive

• executive, judicial, legislative

According to Alabama's Bill of Rights, where does the state get its governing power from?

• The President of the United States

• The will of its people

• The number of people in its political party

• the military

How many basic rights are in Alabama's Bill of Rights?

• 12

• 24

• 36

• 50

Where did the first session of the Alabama Territorial assembly meet?

• State capitol building

• city library

• a hotel

• the governor's house