SS Practice Test Unit 5--Governing the Nation

The different currencies printed in each state under the Articles of Confederation created problems with commerce in the United States.

What does the word commerce mean in the sentence above?

• delgates

• power

• taxes

• trade

Which event in 1787 caused many leaders in the United States to call for a Constitutional Convention?

• the election of George Washington as President

• the mutiny of Revolutionary soldiers

• the signing of the Treaty of Paris

• The outbreak of Shay's Rebellion

What was one major shortcoming of the Articles of Confederation?

• The national government was too weak.

• The people did not elect national leaders.

• The people were taxed without representation.

• The President was too much like a king.

Which group is made up of the President's most important advisors?

• Supreme Court

• Congress

• House of Representatives

• Cabinet

Under the Articles of Confederation, which of these powers did Congress have?

• to collect taxes

• to declare war

• to create an army

• to enforce laws

Under the Thee-Fifths Compromise, which group in the United States was not totally included in each state's population count for representation in Congress?

• men who did not own property

• indentured servants

• slaves

• women

What is the main job of the legislative branch of the federal government?

• to carry out laws

• to decide if laws follow the Constitution

• to make laws

• to enforce laws set up by the Constitution

Controlling trade with foreign countries, declaring war and making peace, making immigration and citizenship laws, printing and coining money, and setting up/maintaining an army and navy are the responsibility of:

• the National Government

• both the National and the State Governments

• the State Governments

• Mrs. Beck

What is the purpose of the Bill of Rights?

• to protect the rights of the pople

• to make sure all people have the right to vote

• to create a system of checks and balances in government

• to outline the powers of each branch of the federal government

Which even in 1920 helped ensure that all people were represented in the nation's democracy?

• The voting age was lowered from 21 to 18.

• Congress passed the Voting Rights Act.

• Congress passed the Civil Rights Act.

• The Nineteenth Amendment gave women the right to vote in national elections.