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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV: Amendments Since the Bill of Rights.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. "Room and board" means what?
(a) Lodging and food.
(b) Lodging and ale.
(c) Bed and bath.
(d) Bath and shelter.

2. Any powers not denied them by the Constitution, and that are not the exclusive powers of the U.S. government, are whose?
(a) Individuals.
(b) Municipalities.
(c) Counties.
(d) States and people.

3. To accuse and attempt to prove guilty means what?
(a) Prosecute.
(b) Proselyte.
(c) Execute.
(d) Prostrate.

4. What is a court order compelling a witness to appear in court the definition of?
(a) Subpoena.
(b) Warrant.
(c) Warranty.
(d) Proclamation.

5. 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?
(a) Treason, violent felony, or breach of promise.
(b) Murder, arson, or armed robbery.
(c) Treason, violent felony, or breach of peace.
(d) Treason, felony, or breach of the peace.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is among the rights of an individual accused of crime?

2. What is one check on the Congress held by the Supreme Court?

3. To be a member of the House of Representatives for any state having more than two representatives, the individual must live in the district within the state he or she represents, except for which two states?

4. Each house of Congress keeps a journal of what it does day to day, and each morning Congress is in session these are published where?

5. Which freedom can be found in Amendment 1?

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