Prior to the American Revolution and the creation of our current constitutional structure in the ...

Prior to the American Revolution and the creation of our current constitutional structure in the 1770s, the 13 colonial governments
 
  A) were recognized as independent, sovereign entities by other world powers.
  B) mirrored those of England during the same period, including an elected House of Commons.
  C) had governors who were elected by the qualified voters.
  D) had direct representation in Parliament.
  E) did not exist.

 Q. 2

Which form of municipal government is more likely to be responsive to the elite and the middle class than to the working class and ethnic minorities?
 
  A) strong mayor
  B) council-manager
  C) weak mayor
  D) commission

 Q. 3

The first law passed by Parliament with the specific purpose to raise money in the colonies for the Crown was the ________ Act of 1764.
 
  A) Sugar
  B) Declaratory
  C) Tea
  D) Stamp
  E) Coffee.

 Q. 4

In theory, the council-manager form of government has a
 
  A) strong mayor and a weak city manager.
  B) weak city manager and a strong council.
  C) weak city council and a strong city manager.
  D) weak mayor.

 Q. 5

The series of regulatory measures passed by England in the decade between 1763 and 1774 was for the purpose of
 
  A) paying war debt that England had accumulated as a result of the French and Indian Wars.
  B) upsetting the colonists and promoting revolution.
  C) punishing colonists for showing revolutionary tendencies.
  D) creating a United States of America that would operate under a common set of rules.
  E) creating a united defense in the colonies to protect against threats from other nations.

 Q. 6

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of a council-manager form of government?
 
  A) a strong mayor with many formal powers
  B) a city manager appointed by the city council
  C) an elected mayor and city council
  D) a city manager responsible for managing the city's departments

 Q. 7

As a result of the French and Indian War,
 
  A) Spain was awarded most of the territory that would later become the United States.
  B) France was forced to pay all debts related to the war.
  C) a truce left all territories in the hands of those who held them prior to the war.
  D) Britain was left with a debt of approximately 130 million pounds.
  E) the United States was created as a sovereign nation.