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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The return of a fugitive by one authority to another is the definition of what?
(a) Extradition.
(b) Extrication.
(c) Extortion.
(d) Explication.

2. Today the Constitution is separated into how many parts?
(a) 2.
(b) 26.
(c) 10.
(d) 3.

3. What do the states that make up the U.S. constitute?
(a) A community.
(b) A symposium.
(c) A confederation.
(d) A federation.

4. What is one check on the Congress held by the President?
(a) May withhold information from Congress.
(b) May adjourn Congress at will.
(c) May appoint Supreme Court justices for 10-year terms.
(d) May veto bills of Congress with Supreme Court majority approval.

5. The main body of the Constitution is separated into how many blocks, known as Articles?
(a) 5.
(b) 6.
(c) 8.
(d) 7.

6. What type of democracy is one in which the people elect officials in order to represent them in all aspects of government?
(a) Federation.
(b) United.
(c) Direct.
(d) Indirect.

7. How did people eventually refer to this initial document?
(a) Pledge of Allegiance.
(b) Constitution.
(c) Articles of Confederation.
(d) ACPU.

8. Cullop states the government in the U.S. is referred to by many different names, but by which two most frequently?
(a) Federal government, national government.
(b) American government, federal government.
(c) United States government, federal government.
(d) United States government, national government.

9. The government under the Articles of Confederation would be supervised by an assembly of people called a Congress, restricted in what fashion?
(a) Could not impose laws, or introduce taxes.
(b) Could not impose laws, or raise an army.
(c) Could not raise an army, or introduce taxes.
(d) Could not impose laws, raise an army, or introduce taxes.

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

11. The President is charged with ensuring what?
(a) Seeing that laws are proposed to Congress, signed by Supreme Court.
(b) Seeing that the Supreme Court enforces the laws.
(c) Seeing that laws are enforced.
(d) Seeing that Congress enforces the laws.

12. Cullop states that the Constitution is meaningless unless who enforces it?
(a) The people it represents.
(b) The legislative branch.
(c) The Supreme Court.
(d) The President.

13. How old is the U.S. Constitution in comparison with others?
(a) Oldest written constitution in use in the western hemisphere.
(b) Oldest written constitution in use in the northern hemisphere.
(c) Oldest written constitution in use anywhere in the world.
(d) 3rd oldest written constitution in use anywhere in the world.

14. The federal government is based on the concept that it should benefit the majority, which means what?
(a) There invariably will be people in the majority who are unhappy.
(b) There invariably will be people in the minority who are indifferent.
(c) There invariably will be people in the minority who are happy.
(d) There invariably will be people in the minority who are unhappy.

15. What length of term do members of the Senate serve?
(a) 8 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 6 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

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

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

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

5. What is known as congressional immunity protects all members from being arrested while attending a session of their house, or while going to or from it, except for what?

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