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7.  A. monarchy A. monarchy  C. aristocracy C. aristocracy  B. dictator B. dictator  D. republic D. republic One man rule- hereditary

8. Back to Board  A. monarchy

9. A. monarchy  C. dictator C. dictator  B. aristocracy B. aristocracy  D. republic D. republic One man rule- by force

10. Back to Board C. dictator

11.  A. monarchy A. monarchy  C. dictator C. dictator  B. aristocracy B. aristocracy  D. republic D. republic Rule by a minority group

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13.  A. republic A. republic  C. aristocracy C. aristocracy  B. dictator B. dictator  D. monarchy D. monarchy Rule by popularly elected representatives subject to consitutional limitations

14. Back to Board A. republic

15.  A. interests A. interests  C. common welfare C. common welfare  B. councilmen B. councilmen  D. representatives D. representatives People elected to act for others

16. Back to Board D. representatives

17.  A. fairness A. fairness  C. common welfare C. common welfare  B. freedom B. freedom  D. prosperity D. prosperity When a government tries to help everyone in a country, not just a few people

18. Back to Board C. Common welfare

19.  A. prosperity A. prosperity  C. fairness C. fairness  B. civic virtue B. civic virtue  D. welfare D. welfare When you work to help others and promote the common welfare

20. Back to Board B. Civic virtue

21.  A. Constitution A. Constitution  C. States C. States  B. Articles of Confederation B. Articles of Confederation  D. Declaration of Independence D. Declaration of Independence Between July 4, 1776 and March 1, 1781, who had governmental power in our country?

22. Back to Board C. States

23.  A. Constitution A. Constitution  D. Articles of Confederation D. Articles of Confederation The first national government of the United States of America which was ratified on March 1, 1781.  C. Mayflower Compact C. Mayflower Compact  B. States B. States

24. Back to Board D. Articles of Confederation

25. Who wrote the first government of the United States?  A. John Adams A. John Adams  C. Thomas Jefferson C. Thomas Jefferson  D. George Washington D. George Washington  B. John Dickinson B. John Dickinson

26. Back to Board B. John Dickinson

27.  A. states A. states Our first government gave power to which level of government?  C. national C. national  B. local B. local  D. federal D. federal

28. Back to Board A. states

29.  B. one- unicameral B. one- unicameral In our first government of the United States, how many houses of the legislature were created?  A. three (tricameral) A. three (tricameral)  C. two (bicameral) C. two (bicameral)  D. four D. four

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31.  C. one C. one Every state in the first government of the United States had how many votes in legislature?  A. four A. four  B. three B. three  D. determined by D. determined by population

32. Back to Board C. one

33.  D. two-thirds D. two-thirds (9 out of 13) In order for a bill to become a law in the first government of the United States required the approval of how many states?  A. majority A. majority  C. unanimous C. unanimous (all thirteen)  B. half B. half

34. Back to Board D. two-thirds (9 out of 13)

35.  A. Daniel Shays A. Daniel Shays Who led a rebellion against the United States in 1787?  B. Paul Revere B. Paul Revere  D. Alexander Hamilton D. Alexander Hamilton  C. Patrick Henry C. Patrick Henry

36. A. Daniel Shays

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