Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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Which BEST explains why the writers of the Articles of Confederation did not
allow the national government to tax its citizens?
A. | The national government allowed states the right to collect
taxes. | B. | Taxes were unneccesary as the states would donate the needed
funds. | C. | The national government would collect taxes after a three year grace
period. | D. | Taxes were the reason they had declared themselves independent of
England. |
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Which statement BEST describes the relationship between the states under the
Articles of Confederation?
A. | They were temporarily involved in a mutual relationship. | B. | They were firmly
connected under a strong national government. | C. | They were loosely connected under a weak
national government. | D. | They were bound forever to one another by the
agreement they signed. |
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What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention held in
Philadelphia?
A. | to ratify the Bill of Rights | B. | to write a new constitution | C. | to fix the Articles
of Confederation | D. | to declare independence from England |
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Which statement accurately describes the role of a Georgia representative at the
Constitutional Convention?
A. | William Pierce cast a vote breaking a tie over the Bill of
Rights. | B. | William Few voted with the large states leading to the Constitution’s
passage. | C. | Abraham Baldwin voted with the small states leading to the Great
Compromise. | D. | William Houston cast a vote with the anti-federalists forcing new rounds of
talks. |
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Which statement best explains why Georgia was so quick to ratify the
Constitution?
A. | Georgia hoped a stronger federal government would help fund state development.
| B. | Georgia hoped a stronger federal government would help with the Native
Americans. | C. | Georgia hoped a stronger federal government would help deal with the ongoing Spanish
threat. | D. | Georgia hoped a stronger federal government would settle a trade dispute with South
Carolina. |
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In what way was the Articles of Confederation and Georgia Constitution of 1777
alike?
A. | They both had a strong executive branch. | B. | They both had a
unicameral legislative branch. | C. | They both had only one branch of
government. | D. | They both had a clear system of checks and balances. |
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Which statement BEST describes the U.S. government under the Articles of
Confederation?
A. | a federal government with veto power | B. | a federal government with unlimited
power | C. | a strong federal government with broad power | D. | a weak federal
government with limited power |
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Following the American Revolution, for their service, Georgians who fought in
the state militia could receive land via
A. | land lotteries. | B. | bounty grants. | C. | the loyalist
retrieval. | D. | the headright system. |
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Which correctly describes the University of Georgia?
A. | It was the first integrated university in the United States. | B. | It was the first
state sponsored public university in the United States. | C. | It was the first
university in the United States open to both men and women. | D. | It was the first
state university in the United States to accept out of state
transfers. |
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In the years following the Revolutionary War, what religious denomination sent
circuit riders from district to district ministering to churches in the area?
A. | Baptist | B. | Catholic | C. | Lutheran | D. | Methodist |
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Why did Georgia give so little power to the governor in the Constitution of
1777?
A. | In the past, the elected legislature had all the power. | B. | In the past, the
royal governors from England had all the power. | C. | Most of the power of the government was
reserved for the judicial branch. | D. | Members of the legislature bribed the writers
to limit the governor’s power. |
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The first constitution of the United States of America was called the
A. | American Constitution. | B. | Colonies Confederation. | C. | Articles of
Confederation. | D. | Constitution of the United States. |
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What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention held in 1787 in
Philadelphia?
A. | to sign the Treaty of Paris | B. | to select the nation’s new
president | C. | to revise the Articles of Confederation | D. | to draft a
Declaration of Independence |
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How many houses for the legislative branch of government were established by the
1787 U.S. Constitution?
A. | Two (bicameral) | B. | One (unicameral) | C. | Three
(tricameral) | D. | Four (quadcameral) |
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With which church was Bishop Richard Allen associated in the early 1800s?
A. | Roman Catholic Church | B. | First African Baptist
Church | C. | Church of the Latter Day Saints | D. | African Methodist Episcopal
Church |
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