11) ______ which answer is not a distinct characteristic of a state?
a. a state must have some form of organization or government.
b. a state must have some economic system.
c. a state must have a territory.
d. a state must have people.
e. a state must have some form of power or sovereignty.
12) ______ loyalists who maintained allegiance to the king of england were called ____.
a. tories c. crownies
b. georgians d. the faithful
13) ______ colonists who refused to acknowledge great britain and took up arms for independence were called ____.
a. rebels c. patriots
b. the resistance d. moles
match the descriptions with the historical documents.
14) ______ dissolved the power of the monarchy, empowered parliament, and established individual liberties for british subjects
a. declaration of independence
b. articles of confederation
c. mayflower compact
d. northwest ordinance
e. english bill of rights
15) ______ document that organized and united the colonies during the revolutionary war
16) ______ provided the earliest form of government for a group of colonists
17) ______ set a precedent for the westward expansion of america
18) ______ how the colonies declared freedom from british governance
choose the answers that best reflect the organization of government.
19) ______ power is divided between central and state governments.
a. confederation b. federal
20) ______ government is subservient to the people.
a. confederation b. federal
21) ______ a state government can restrict the central governments power.
a. confederation b. federal
22) ______ the national and state governments are independent of one another.
a. confederation b. federal

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11) ______ which answer is not a distinct characteristic of a state?
a. a state must have some form of organization or government.
b. a state must have some economic system.
c. a state must have a territory.
d. a state must have people.
e. a state must have some form of power or sovereignty.
12) ______ loyalists who maintained allegiance to the king of england were called ____.
a. tories  c. crownies
b. georgians  d. the faithful
13) ______ colonists who refused to acknowledge great britain and took up arms for independence were called ____.
a. rebels  c. patriots
b. the resistance  d. moles
match the descriptions with the historical documents.
14) ______ dissolved the power of the monarchy, empowered parliament, and established individual liberties for british subjects
a. declaration of independence
b. articles of confederation
c. mayflower compact
d. northwest ordinance
e. english bill of rights
15) ______ document that organized and united the colonies during the revolutionary war
16) ______ provided the earliest form of government for a group of colonists
17) ______ set a precedent for the westward expansion of america
18) ______ how the colonies declared freedom from british governance
choose the answers that best reflect the organization of government.
19) ______ power is divided between central and state governments.
a. confederation  b. federal
20) ______ government is subservient to the people.
a. confederation  b. federal
21) ______ a state government can restrict the central governments power.
a. confederation  b. federal
22) ______ the national and state governments are independent of one another.
a. confederation  b. federal

Accepted Answer

### Question 11
# Brief Explanations:
The distinct characteristics of a state typically include having a government (A), territory (C), people (D), and sovereignty (E). An economic system is not a distinct characteristic of a state as states can have various economic systems or even lack a formalized one in the same way the other elements are required.
# Answer:
B. A state must have some economic system.

### Question 12
# Brief Explanations:
Loyalists during the American Revolution who remained loyal to the British king were called Tories. Georgians are a group from Georgia, Crownies is not a term for Loyalists, and "the Faithful" is not the specific term.
# Answer:
A. Tories

### Question 13
# Brief Explanations:
Colonists who fought for independence from Great Britain were called Patriots. Rebels is a more general term, the Resistance is not the specific term for American Revolution independence - fighters, and Moles are spies, not independence - fighters.
# Answer:
C. Patriots

### Question 14
# Brief Explanations:
The English Bill of Rights dissolved the power of the monarchy, empowered Parliament, and established individual liberties for British subjects. The Declaration of Independence is about American independence, the Articles of Confederation was the first US government framework, the Mayflower Compact was for Plymouth colonists, and the Northwest Ordinance was about western expansion.
# Answer:
E. English Bill of Rights

### Question 15
# Brief Explanations:
The Articles of Confederation organized and united the colonies during the Revolutionary War. The Declaration of Independence declared freedom, the Mayflower Compact was for Plymouth, the Northwest Ordinance was about western lands, and the English Bill of Rights was a British document.
# Answer:
B. Articles of Confederation

### Question 16
# Brief Explanations:
The Mayflower Compact provided the earliest form of government for the Plymouth colonists. The Declaration of Independence was later, the Articles of Confederation was after the Revolution, the Northwest Ordinance was about western expansion, and the English Bill of Rights was British.
# Answer:
C. Mayflower Compact

### Question 17
# Brief Explanations:
The Northwest Ordinance set a precedent for the westward expansion of America by establishing a process for new states to be formed. The Declaration of Independence was about freedom, the Articles of Confederation was a government framework, the Mayflower Compact was for Plymouth, and the English Bill of Rights was British.
# Answer:
D. Northwest Ordinance

### Question 18
# Brief Explanations:
The Declaration of Independence is how the colonies declared freedom from British governance. The Articles of Confederation was a government framework, the Mayflower Compact was for Plymouth, the Northwest Ordinance was about western expansion, and the English Bill of Rights was British.
# Answer:
A. Declaration of Independence

### Question 19
# Brief Explanations:
In a federal system, power is divided between the central (national) and state governments. In a confederation, the state governments have more power and the central government is weak.
# Answer:
B. federal

### Question 20
# Brief Explanations:
In a federal system, the government is subservient to the people as it is based on the consent of the governed. In a confederation, the focus is more on state sovereignty rather than the people - centric nature of a federal system in this context.
# Answer:
B. federal

### Question 21
# Brief Explanations:
In a confederation, state governments have more power and can restrict the central government's power. In a federal system, the central and state governments share power but the central government also has its own sphere of authority.
# Answer:
A. confederation

### Question 22
# Brief Explanations:
In a confederation, the national and state governments are independent of one another with the state governments having more power. In a federal system, the two levels of government are interdependent in many ways.
# Answer:
A. confederation

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