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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. What is the length of a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 1 year.
(d) 2 years.

2. What is one check on the Congress held by the Supreme Court?
(a) May call special sessions of Congress.
(b) May veto bills of Congress.
(c) May declare laws Congress passes and President signs, unconstitutional.
(d) May veto bills of Congress.

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

4. Article II addresses the executive branch and includes how many sections?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

5. The Constitution would also call for what to ensure the branches would have equal power?
(a) A system of weights and balances.
(b) A system of checks and balances.
(c) A system of balanced measures.
(d) A system of equal balances.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. The Congress separated into the House of Representatives and the Senate is the result of a dispute termed what?

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

4. Elections give all citizens the opportunity to make their voices known, and to choose the official that would do what?

5. Article V addresses amending the Constitution in which two steps?

(see the answer key)

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