Civics chapter 1 study guide test

the british house of ___ is the lower house of parliament.

Commons

The ____, written in 1689, gave parliament the power to make laws, raised taxes, control the army, and set up a system of elections.

English bill of rights

The American system of law based on percent is known as _____?

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Each of the original 13 colonies had a governor and an ___?

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The ____ forced colonists to attach tax stamps to certain documents.

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The colonists right to trial by jury was restricted as part of a series of law the Americans called the ___.

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In writing the __?, Jefferson was influenced by the work important philosophers, john Locke and jean-Jacques Rousseau.

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Under the __? The original 13 states were independent from one another but cooperated on certain matter.

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As originally established, ____ was a one-house legislature that had limited power and in which state had one vote.

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The cause of shay's rebellion was high ___.

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Individual governments may band together to form an __ for a common purpose.

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When English citizens began to settle in North America the became ____.

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To protest against the British government, the colonists started to ___ all British goods.

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The English ___ began as an informal group of advisors to the monarch.

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Before reaching the colony where they would live, the settlers of Plymouth agreed to an ____ that outline the government they would have.

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In response to protests from the colonists, parliament ___ the stamp act and other tax laws.

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After the British soldiers shot at American at Lexington and concord, the idea of ___ gained support from more colonial leaders.

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In the 1600s and 1700s, the policy of ___ caused England to buy fewer goods from other countries than it sold.

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Under the article of confederation, an article could be ___ only by a unanimous vote of all 13 states.

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An ___ is an example of direct democracy that originated in the English colonies.

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When the 13 colonies declared independence, they did not form ___ but instead became 13 separate, independent state.

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At the time, few Americans were interested in creating a large central ____.

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Each of the state wrote its own ___, which set up a state government.

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The purpose of the ___ was establishment a system by which the independent states could cooperate with one another.

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At first, congress had no power to enforce its___.

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Amendment to the articles of confederation required an ____ vote of all 13 states.

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The heavy burden of taxes imposed on American citizens led to ___ in 1786.

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American independence was declared

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When the colonists sent a document to king George lll demanding an end to the intolerable acts,

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Allowing British soldiers to search and even move into colonists home was an example of

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The stamp act was

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The British government placed heavy taxes on the American colonies because of

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Following a policy of mercantilism, the British wanted America to be a source of

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Which of the following summarizes the attitudes and actions of the British government toward America in the early 1700s?

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Each of the 13 original colonies

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Town meetings are still commonly held in

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The mayflower compact

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The house of burgesses was made up of

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The Jamestown colonists felt a need for self government because

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The first permanent English settlement in North America was in

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An English tradition that became part of the North America political

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The development of the system of common law was important because

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England is said to have

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The English bill of rights gave

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The power parliament

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Parliament originally consisted of

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The idea that a rulers power has certain limits was originally

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Th house of burgesses was the first colonial attempt at

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Which of the following power was granted to congress under the article of confederation?

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In what document did the colonists declare that great Britain no longer locked after their interest?

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Which of the following events occurred last?

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The states did not want the articles of confederation to give the central government too much power because of their recent experience with

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The weakness of the article of confederation included which of the following?

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One similarity among the colonial government was that each had

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When Great Britain imposed the stamp act, the colonists claimed they should not be taxed because they

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As he wrote the declaration of independent, Thomas Jefferson on Jean Jacques Rousseaus idea That

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The colonists desire to have laws that were consistent was based on their experiences with the system of

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Shays rebellion pointed out that

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The state formed a loose confederation because

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A weakness of the article of confederation was that

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In the declaration of independent, Jefferson argued that

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He slogan " no taxation without representation" was used because

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The. Ritos policy of mercantilism

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The main difference between The house of burgesses and the mayflower compact government was that

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Before the region of king George lll, the American colonists mainly governed themselves because

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One difference between the United States and England is that

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By the late 1300s, parliament had

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Parliament

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Precedent

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Common law

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Colony

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Compact

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Town meeting

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Boycott

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Congress

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Delegate

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Mercantilism

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Confederation

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Amend

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Ratify

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