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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. May a voting tax be collected to pay the cost of holding an election?
(a) No, not in federal elections.
(b) Yes, a poll tax limited to $1.00.
(c) Yes, in federal elections.
(d) Yes, in federal and state elections.

2. Who was the 16th President of the United States?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) James Madison.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

3. Amendment 24 (1964) prohibits denial of the right to vote because of what?
(a) Ability to read.
(b) Delinquent taxes.
(c) Education level.
(d) Delinquent court fines.

4. What form of government is defined as representative?
(a) Parliamentary.
(b) Egalitarian.
(c) Totalitarian.
(d) Republican.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Amendment 16 (1913) changes Article 1, Section 2, and declares that the government can collect taxes, regardless of a state's what?

2. Amendment 14, Section 1 (1868) stipulates anyone born in the U.S. and governed by it is what type of citizen?

3. Amendment 14, Section 1 (1868) stipulates no state may deny any person, under its government, what?

4. May the U.S. government take private property for public use?

5. The author stipulates that how many different kinds of democracy exist?

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