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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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?
(a) National Guard.
(b) Any police, firefighters.
(c) State police.
(d) Any police.

3. A land region belonging to a government is the definition of what?
(a) State.
(b) Empire.
(c) Territory.
(d) Community.

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

5. 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 state.
(c) Best represent their interests.
(d) Best represent their hometown.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what year were the Articles of Confederation finally ratified?

3. Today the Constitution is separated into how many parts?

4. How did people eventually refer to this initial document?

5. Article V addresses amending the Constitution in which two steps?

Short Essay Questions

1. What right is provided in Amendment 2?

2. Over what types of cases do federal courts have jurisdiction?

3. How is the U.S. government set up so the majority rules?

4. What does Amendment 4 protect against?

5. What authority does Amendment 16 grant the federal government?

6. How did the Constitution initially come to be amended?

7. What do the founding fathers lay out in Article V?

8. What other positions within the U.S. government may congressional members hold?

9. Amendment 10 stipulates what?

10. Amendment 6 grants what rights to a citizen accused of a crime?

(see the answer keys)

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