1988 Released Exam Directions: Each of the following questions or incomplete statements below is followed by five suggested answers or completions. Select the one that is best in each case and then blacken the corresponding space on the answer sheet. 1. Which of the following was true of the Continental Congress in its drafting of the Articles of Confederation? (A) It was cautious about giving the new government powers it had just denied Parliament. (B) It gave Congress the exclusive right to issue currency. (C) It gave the national court system the power to review both national and state law. (D) It gave Congress control of interstate commerce. (E) It rejected the arguments of men like Samuel Adams and Richard Henry Lee who feared strong governments.