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Another word for LAW is
a) republic
b) manumission
c) proportional
d) ordinance

The branch of government that includes the courts that settle disputes and questions of the law is
a) Judicial Branch
b) Legislative Branch
c) Executive Branch
d) All of the Above

Why does the Constitution divide power among branches of government?
a) to create jobs
b) so no single branch can gain too much power in the government
c) to undermine the President
d) so the legislative branch can make laws

What is an electoral college?
a) A college you elect to attend
b) a special group of electors chosen to vote for President and Vice President
c) a part of the judicial branch
d) All of the above

The freeing of individual enslaved persons
a) depression
b) depreciate
c) ordinance
d) manumission

What is a bicameral legislature?
a) A legislature made up of only two people
b) the legislature passed by John Locke
c) A legislature made up of two houses
d) A legislature made up of one house

What is the principle of federalism?
a) Allowing Congress all of the power
b) to stop Anti-Federalists groups
c) to divide power between the federal and state governments
d) all of the above

Why did farmers in Massachusetts rebel in 1787?
a) They believed slavery should be put to an end
b) They wanted to stop judges from legally taking away farmers' land
c) They wanted to seize guns and ammunition for the government
d) None of the above

Why did New Jersey's delegates object to the Virginia Plan?
a) They did not like Edmund Randolph
b) They wanted a two-house legislature
c) They wanted the executive branch to be chosen by legislature
d) They wanted a system in which all state had equal representation.

In the debate over the ratification of the Constitution, the Anti-Federalists most feared
a) government oppression
b) the establishment of a state religion
c) disorder without a strong central government
d) a national sales tax

Why did Spain close the lower Mississippi River to American shipping in 1784?
a) They did not like the goods being shipped
b) Spain wanted to start a war
c) They wanted to stop American expansion into their territory.
d) They wanted to encourage American expansion

The Framers of the Constitution wanted to protect people's natural rights. This idea was reflected in the work of
a) English philosopher John Locke
b) French writer Baron de Montesquieu
c) King George the III
d) Italian philosopher Niccolo Machiavelli

At the Constitutional Convention, the New Jersey Plan proposed
a) a two-house legislature
b) a court system
c) one vote for each state
d) a chief executive chosen by the legislature

The Northwest Ordinance
a) allowed for the spread of slavery
b) encouraged the sale of land to speculators
c) provided a method for petitioning for statehood
d) denied a bill of rights for settlers

Under the Articles of Confederation, Congress did not have the authority to
a) conduct foreign affairs
b) maintain armed forces
c) borrow money
d) force citizens to join the army

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