Multiple choice in the blank at the left, write the letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. 7 points
1. to avoid the concentration of power, the states divided government functions between the
a. people and the governor
b. people and legislature
c. governor and the president
d. governor and the legislature
2. under most state constitutions, which government branch was most powerful?
a. the judicial branch
b. the legislative branch
c. the executive branch
d. none
3. which of these functions could the national government not perform under the articles of confederation?
a. conduct foreign affairs
b. impose taxes
c. maintain armed forces
d. issue currency
4. how many states had to approve the articles of confederation?
a. 13
b. 9
c. 11
d. 10
5. what area did the ordinance passed in 1787 create?
a. mississippi river valley
b. appalachia
c. northwest territory
d. ohio river valley
6. when could a territory apply for statehood?
a. when it abolished slavery
b. when it elected a governor
c. when it wrote a constitution
d. when its population reached 60,000
7. how did robert morris propose to pay off the national debt left over from fighting the revolutionary war?
a. 5 percent state sales tax
b. 5 percent import tax
c. 5 percent national income tax
d. 10 percent inflation tax