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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Article III covers the judicial branch and includes how many sections?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 5.

2. 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, raise an army, or introduce taxes.
(b) Could not raise an army, or introduce taxes.
(c) Could not impose laws, or introduce taxes.
(d) Could not impose laws, or raise an army.

3. The Constitution could not be put into effect until it had been ratified by three fourths of the states, or how many of the original states?
(a) 10.
(b) 13.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.

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

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

6. Some say the government of the U.S. is one in which the people are responsible for self-governing, or what Cullop calls what?
(a) Confederation.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Republic.
(d) Independence.

7. The author stipulates that how many different kinds of democracy exist?
(a) 1.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 3.

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

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

10. Section 10 of Article I covers power that are denied to whom?
(a) States.
(b) Counties.
(c) Unincorporated territory.
(d) Cities.

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

12. The U.S. government is currently located where?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(c) New York, New York.
(d) Washington, the District of Columbia.

13. All revenue bills must originate where?
(a) Joint caucus of both houses.
(b) House of Representatives.
(c) Committee of members from both houses, Internal Revenue Service.
(d) Senate.

14. On what date did the Constitution go into effect?
(a) July 4, 1789.
(b) March 4, 1788.
(c) July 4, 1788.
(d) March 4, 1789.

15. What is a court-martial?
(a) Military trial held under military law.
(b) Trial of elected federal officials held in the Supreme Court.
(c) Trial of elected federal officials held under federal law.
(d) Trial of civilian federal officials held under federal law.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Part I: Introduction to the Constitution begin by defining?

3. The Constitution was ratified by what date?

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

5. If force is necessary to see that a U.S. law is carried out, the Congress has the power to add what to the U.S. military forces?

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