1. Elections give all citizens the opportunity to make their voices known, and to choose the official that would do what?
(a) Best represent their state.
(b) Best represent their political party.
(c) Best represent their hometown.
(d) Best represent their interests.

2. Common law refers to which term?
(a) Military law.
(b) Religious affairs.
(c) Civil law.
(d) Criminal law.

3. What is one check on the Supreme Court held by the President?
(a) May impeach Supreme Court justices.
(b) Appoints Supreme Court justices.
(c) Appoints Supreme Court justices for 10-year terms.
(d) Appoints Supreme Court justices with approval of Congress.

4. Which is among the rights of an individual accused of crime?
(a) To hear the testimony of witnesses.
(b) A judge of their choosing to ensure impartiality.
(c) A jury of their choosing to ensure impartiality.
(d) Any counsel of their choosing will be provided free of charge.

5. Giving a limited amount of power to the central government and allowing each state to keep the majority of laws and powers was what?
(a) The basis for a centralized government.
(b) The basis of a socialist document.
(c) The basis of the revised document.
(d) The basis of the initial document.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is known as congressional immunity protects all members from being arrested while attending a session of their house, or while going to or from it, except for what?

2. What does it stipulate in Amendment 9?

3. How did people eventually refer to this initial document?

4. If force is necessary to see that a U.S. law is carried out, the Congress has the power to add what to the U.S. military forces?

5. Powers denied the Congress are in which section of Act I?

(see the answer key)

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