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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Section 1 of Article I outlines that Congress is comprised of how many bodies of delegates from each state?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

2. What does Part I: Introduction to the Constitution begin by defining?
(a) Articles of Confederation.
(b) Oath of Office.
(c) Declaration of Independence.
(d) Constitutional government.

3. Giving a limited amount of power to the central government and allowing each state to keep the majority of laws and powers was what?
(a) The basis of the revised document.
(b) The basis of the initial document.
(c) The basis for a centralized government.
(d) The basis of a socialist document.

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

5. Each house of Congress keeps a journal of what it does day to day, and each morning Congress is in session these are published where?
(a) "Legislative Journal".
(b) "Congressional Journal".
(c) "Washington Post".
(d) "Congressional Record".

6. If a person's preferred candidate is not elected, there will be another election in which that candidate has what option?
(a) Try only once more for election by a majority vote.
(b) Try again, but only for a different position.
(c) Try again for election by a majority vote.
(d) Request a vote ballot recount be taken.

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

8. 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?
(a) Treason, felony, or breach of the peace.
(b) Murder, arson, or armed robbery.
(c) Treason, violent felony, or breach of peace.
(d) Treason, violent felony, or breach of promise.

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

10. Together the group in Philadelphia constructed the Constitution requiring a federal government comprised of which three branches?
(a) Democratic, Republican, and Independent.
(b) President, Senate, and House of Representatives.
(c) Executive, legislative, and judicial.
(d) Democratic, Republican, and Whig.

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

12. Powers denied the Congress are in which section of Act I?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 6.
(d) 9.

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

14. What is the Constitution a contract between?
(a) Federal government, state governments.
(b) United States government, England.
(c) American people, federal government.
(d) Federal government, local governments.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Cullop asserts which term for American government is correct?

2. Drafting the Constitution was a difficult task, and there had to be how many main compromises in order to arrive at a final decision?

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

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

5. The President has the power to appoint ambassadors with the approval of what group?

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