1. A significant accomplishment of the government under the Articles of Confederation was:

A. the creation of a strong navy to defeat threats from the French.

B. the strengthening of the national currency.

C. creating rules for the admission of new states to the union.

D. the creation of a body to coordinate the state courts.

2. The Constitutional Convention:

A. was a series of open meetings involving public input.

B. was a set of secret meetings initially held to revise the Articles of Confederation.

C. involved the governors of all the states in one private meeting to discuss creating a presidency.

D. sought opinions of the public through a series of editorial columns in local papers.

3, Anarchy is best defined as:

A. unlimited democracy.

B. elected representatives running the government.

C. rule by an elite.

D. absence of government.

4. According to the author, the best way to describe the “political game” in America is as:

A. simple and complex at the same time.

B. stable and boring.

C. complex and serious.

D. complex and peripheral to our everyday lives.

5. Which of the following is an example of an act of government?

A. Creating Pell grants to enable more students to attend college

B. Unemployment rising 2 percent

C. The stock market going up 200 points

D. Hurricane devastating central Florida

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