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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 minority who are unhappy.
(b) There invariably will be people in the minority who are happy.
(c) There invariably will be people in the majority who are unhappy.
(d) There invariably will be people in the minority who are indifferent.

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

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

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

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

6. Cullop asserts which term for American government is correct?
(a) Independent republic.
(b) Republican democracy.
(c) Democratic confederation.
(d) Democratic republic.

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

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

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

10. Drafting the Constitution was a difficult task, and there had to be how many main compromises in order to arrive at a final decision?
(a) 3.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

11. The Constitution was ratified by what date?
(a) March 2, 1789.
(b) July 4, 1789.
(c) July 2, 1788.
(d) July 4, 1788.

12. The first major document of the U.S. government was the Declaration of Independence which was signed in what year?
(a) 1776.
(b) 1775.
(c) 1778.
(d) 1777.

13. Elections give all citizens the opportunity to make their voices known, and to choose the official that would do what?
(a) Best represent their political party.
(b) Best represent their interests.
(c) Best represent their state.
(d) Best represent their hometown.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Attending the convention in Philadelphia for revision of the Articles of Confederation were delegates from all but which state?

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

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

4. Together the group in Philadelphia constructed the Constitution requiring a federal government comprised of which three branches?

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

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