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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V: The Constitution of the United States, Part VI: Know Your Q's and A's.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Inheritance, corporations, laws concerning education, marriage and divorce all are under the jurisdiction of what government?
(a) Federal.
(b) County.
(c) Municipal.
(d) State.
2. Amendment 14, Section 2 (1868) states that if any state takes away the right to vote from individuals meeting which of the following requirements, the number of representatives for that state may be reduced in proportion to those persons not allowed to vote?
(a) 18 years old, U.S. residents, not convicted.
(b) 21 years old, U.S. citizens, not convicted.
(c) 18 years old, U.S. citizens, not convicted.
(d) 21 years old, U.S. residents, not convicted.
3. The warrant for a search requires what written in it?
(a) Who will be conducting the search.
(b) Justification for expecting specific items to be found.
(c) Exact method and items to be seized.
(d) When search is to be conducted.
4. Which department heads are among some of those serving on the President's Cabinet?
(a) Secretaries of State, Defense, Interior, Agriculture, Labor, Energy.
(b) Secretaries of Education, Veterans Affairs, Exterior, Labor, Treasury.
(c) Secretary of Transportation, Health and Human Services, Sanitation.
(d) Secretary of Civil Engineering, State, Interior, and Attorney General.
5. Whom was the final draft of the Constitution written by?
(a) Gouverneur Morris.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) John Jay.
Short Answer Questions
1. To set free best defines what term?
2. Can a bill originate in either house of Congress?
3. How many delegates signed the Constitution?
4. What does Amendment 15, Section 2 (1870) stipulate?
5. Article II addresses the executive branch and includes how many sections?
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