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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: The Constitution Explained.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom was the final draft of the Constitution written by?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) John Jay.
(d) Gouverneur Morris.

2. The President has the power to appoint ambassadors with the approval of what group?
(a) House of Representatives.
(b) Supreme Court.
(c) Congress.
(d) Senate.

3. Article I addresses the legislative branch of government and includes how many sections?
(a) 13.
(b) 12.
(c) 10.
(d) 11.

4. 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?
(a) New Mexico, North Dakota.
(b) New Mexico, Nevada.
(c) Arizona, Utah.
(d) North Dakota, Nevada.

5. What is one check on the Supreme Court held by the Congress?
(a) Senate may refuse to give consent to a Supreme Court appointment.
(b) Congress may refuse to give consent to a Supreme Court appointment.
(c) May override Supreme Court decisions by 51% vote of both houses.
(d) Congress may withhold consent to treaties approved by Supreme Court.

Short Answer Questions

1. The U.S. government is currently located where?

2. Cullop asserts which term for American government is correct?

3. What is a court-martial?

4. The U.S. is a group of individual states that afford certain specific duties and responsibilities to which government?

5. The main body of the Constitution is separated into how many blocks, known as Articles?

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