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Which best describes an important civic responsibility?

A
legislating
B
voting
C
taxing
D
teaching
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In a confederal system of government, power is

A
given to the central government.
B
given to the president exclusively.
C
shared between the central and state governments.
D
distributed equally among the state governments.
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Rome became a ________ at the end of the 6th Century BCE.

A
Democracy
B
Republic
C
Dictatorship
D
Theocracy
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A charter is a written document that

A
states the conditions of an agreement.
B
describes the separation of powers in diagram form.
C
lists the items for sale in a shop.
D
describes, in Latin, which laws should be followed.
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The US Constitution structures the government by creating a system that

A
divides power equally between the states.
B
organizes power on state and local levels.
C
organizes power on federal, state, and local levels.
D
divides power between executive and judicial branches.
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Among many other influences, which helped to shape United States governmental documents, such as the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution?

A
Athens' Council of 500
B
Middle Eastern monarch rule
C
Judeo-Christian principles
D
the fall of Sparta
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Athens and Sparta were both

A
countries.
B
city-states.
C
monarchies.
D
empires.
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During the Constitutional Convention, small states did not want their representation based on

A
delegation.
B
location.
C
condition.
D
population.
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Which statement about the Three-Fifths Compromise is accurate?

A
The Three-Fifths Compromise determined where the greatest enslaved populations were based on census data.
B
The Three-Fifths Compromise helped give more power to states that did not allow slavery.
C
The Three-Fifths Compromise was developed based on the results of the 1790 census.
D
The Three-Fifths Compromise increased the number of Representatives for the South.
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Who were considered citizens in ancient Athens?

A
women
B
men
C
slaves
D
all Athenians
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A
Legal
B
Natural
C
Divine
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Which was an area of weakness in the federal government under the Articles of Confederation?

A
regulatory power
B
authoritative power
C
democratic power
D
legislative power
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The Declaration of Independence is considered the first formal assertion by a people of their right to

A
revolution.
B
self-government.
C
liberty.
D
vote.
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Thomas Paine’s Common Sense pushed for a more radical solution than the First Continental Congress did in resolving issues of British rule. What was Paine’s solution?

A
declaring war on Britain
B
invading Britain
C
moving inland, beyond British territory
D
declaring independence
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When leaders use religious laws to govern, they most likely represent

A
a democracy.
B
an autocracy.
C
a monarchy.
D
a theocracy.

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