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

2. 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 for a centralized government.
(b) The basis of the initial document.
(c) The basis of the revised document.
(d) The basis of a socialist document.

3. Under the Articles of Confederation, there would be what?
(a) No central power, executive, or judiciary.
(b) A central power and executive, but no judiciary.
(c) A central power, executive, and judiciary.
(d) A central power, but no executive or judiciary.

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

5. 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?
(a) 21.
(b) 30.
(c) 18.
(d) 25.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Some say the government of the U.S. is one in which the people are responsible for self-governing, or what Cullop calls what?

3. The government under the Articles of Confederation would be supervised by an assembly of people called a Congress, restricted in what fashion?

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

5. To be a member of the House of Representatives for any state having more than two representatives, the individual must live in the district within the state he or she represents, except for which two states?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what manner may the President request to be replaced by an acting President?

2. What right does Amendment 19 afford?

3. What does Amendment 9 arrange for?

4. The U.S. government is based upon what concept?

5. What does Amendment 22 spell out?

6. Amendment 15 deals with what issue?

7. What does Amendment 21 specify?

8. What does Amendment 26 accomplish?

9. What were the three main issues that had to be agreed upon at the Constitutional Convention?

10. What is referred to by double jeopardy?

(see the answer keys)

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