A) Congressional acts B) State constitutional conventions C) Colonial charters D) Supreme Court rulings
A) They were ceded to the Federal government B) They were sold to foreign powers C) They were surrendered to the British D) They were annexed by Mexico
A) The President B) The Supreme Court C) The Department of the Interior D) Congress
A) Lakes and peninsulas B) Rivers and mountain range peaks C) Volcanoes and plateaus D) Desert plains and canyons
A) To avoid mountain ranges B) To align with Russian territory C) Because of previous British treaties D) Due to the sparseness of settlement
A) Missouri and Nevada B) Virginia and Maryland C) Massachusetts and New York D) Texas and California
A) Northwest Territory B) Mississippi Territory C) District of Columbia D) Southwest Territory
A) It was sold to Maryland B) It was annexed by Pennsylvania C) It became a separate state D) It was returned in 1847
A) Virginia B) Nevada C) Massachusetts D) Texas
A) Because of natural disasters B) To form a new state C) To settle colonial debts D) Due to Supreme Court rulings
A) Virginia v. West Virginia B) Missouri v. Nevada C) Maryland v. District of Columbia D) New Jersey v. New York
A) The state must hold a public referendum B) The state must declare secession C) The state must appeal to the UN D) The state must consent
A) Missouri B) Nevada C) Texas D) West Virginia
A) Three B) Five C) Nine D) Four
A) Geographic plate regions B) Cultural affinity regions C) State-line region grouping D) Census Bureau region definition
A) Senator B) Mayor C) Governor D) President
A) Statewide direct election B) Selection by the President C) Appointment by the legislature D) Popular vote by the electoral college
A) 10 B) 44 C) 19 D) 50
A) 44 B) 50 C) 19 D) 10
A) Impeachment B) Veto C) Override D) Recall
A) 1 B) 50 C) 10 D) 49
A) Vermont B) California C) Maryland D) Nebraska
A) 19 B) 50 C) 10 D) 49
A) Fixed term limits B) Multi-member district priority C) Part-time rotation D) One person, one vote
A) Two-thirds B) Unanimous C) Simple majority D) Three-fourths
A) Two B) Four C) One D) Three
A) House of Delegates B) General Assembly C) House of Representatives D) Senate
A) 52 B) 50 C) 13 D) 48
A) Fifth Amendment B) First Amendment C) Fourteenth Amendment D) Tenth Amendment
A) Treaty-making power B) Police power C) Military power D) Foreign policy power
A) Only some are B) Only the original thirteen C) Yes D) No
A) Virginia B) Alabama C) Pennsylvania D) Massachusetts
A) 1777 B) 1780 C) 1776 D) 1792
A) They follow the British model B) All are unwritten C) All are written D) Some are unwritten
A) 1792–1800 B) 1660–1670 C) 1649–1660 D) 1776–1780
A) July 1775 B) July 1776 C) July 1790 D) July 1781
A) 1776–1781 B) 1777–1781 C) 1776–1790 D) 1775–1783
A) The Articles of Confederation B) The Continental Congress C) The Thirteen Colonies D) The British Empire
A) Articles of Confederation B) U.S. Constitution C) Declaration of Independence D) Lee Resolution
A) Democratic-Socialist B) Monarchical C) Republican D) Parliamentary
A) One B) Three C) Four D) Two
A) Tricameral B) Non-legislative C) Bicameral D) Unicameral
A) Colonialism B) Totalitarianism C) Monarchy D) Federalism
A) Native American land B) British colony C) Independent republic D) French territory
A) Districts and territories B) Counties or county-equivalents C) Cities and townships only D) Provinces
A) Electoral College B) State legislatures C) United States Congress D) Supreme Court
A) 1,700 B) 30,000 C) 1 million D) 30 million
A) About 1,700 B) About 30,000 C) About 30 million D) About 1 million
A) Louisiana B) Oklahoma C) Texas D) New York
A) Federations B) Confederations C) Unitary states D) Aggregates of local governments
A) Dillon's Rule B) The Tenth Amendment C) The Commerce Clause D) The Full Faith and Credit Clause
A) In favor of the corporation B) Against the corporation C) By the state legislature D) By popular vote
A) Functional B) Personnel C) Fiscal D) Structural
A) Local ordinances B) Federal mandates C) Interstate compacts D) Constitutional amendments
A) Article IV B) Article I C) Article V D) Article VI
A) The states individually B) The federal government C) The Electoral College D) The Supreme Court
A) Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo B) The Declaration of Independence C) Articles of Confederation D) Northwest Ordinance
A) Dissolving an existing state B) Authorizing a constitutional convention C) Forcing a territory to pay taxes D) Declaring war on neighboring territories
A) Oklahoma B) Franklin C) Deseret D) Sequoyah
A) Lack of a constitution B) Conflict with Mexico C) A boundary dispute with Ohio D) The Civil War
A) Virginia B) New Hampshire C) Massachusetts D) Vermont
A) The Pacific Northwest B) The Louisiana Purchase area C) Salt Lake City area D) The Florida territory
A) Indian Ocean B) Arctic Ocean C) Atlantic Ocean D) Western Pacific Ocean
A) Organized, unincorporated territory B) State C) Incorporated territory D) Independent nation
A) U.S. Territory B) Associated State C) Commonwealth D) Estado Libre Asociado
A) Governor B) Ambassador C) Resident Commissioner D) Senator
A) 51% B) 61% C) 23% D) 97%
A) June 27, 2018 B) November 6, 2012 C) November 3, 2020 D) June 11, 2017
A) 50% B) 97% C) 61% D) 23%
A) 61% B) 33% C) 23% D) 97%
A) 23 B) 37 C) 61 D) 97
A) The Resident Commissioner B) The Legislative Assembly C) The President of the United States D) Pedro Pierluisi
A) Full voting rights B) Voting rights only on financial issues C) Limited voting rights D) No voting rights
A) 1776 B) 1861 C) 1961 D) 1800
A) 50% B) 75% C) 86% D) 99%
A) 7 B) 50 C) 11 D) 13
A) 22 B) 24 C) 11 D) 50
A) Uto-Aztecan B) Iroquoian C) Siouan D) Algonquian
A) 7 B) 11 C) 22 D) 24
A) Latin B) Siouan C) Polynesian Hawaiian D) Algonquian |