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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. Attending the convention in Philadelphia for revision of the Articles of Confederation were delegates from all but which state?
(a) Virginia.
(b) Rhode Island.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Connecticut.

2. When Cullop states the U.S. has a "government of the people, by the people, for the people," whom is he quoting?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

3. What type of democracy is that in which the people handle government matters on their own behalf?
(a) Indirect.
(b) Federation.
(c) Direct.
(d) United.

4. The Constitution stipulates senators must have been a U.S. citizen a minimum of 9 years, live in the state they represent, and what minimum age?
(a) 21.
(b) 25.
(c) 18.
(d) 30.

5. The U.S. is a group of individual states that afford certain specific duties and responsibilities to which government?
(a) State.
(b) Independent.
(c) Central.
(d) United.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. A land region belonging to a government is the definition of what?

3. The return of a fugitive by one authority to another is the definition of what?

4. The first major document of the U.S. government was the Declaration of Independence which was signed in what year?

5. What is one check on the Supreme Court held by the President?

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