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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. 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) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

2. Whom was the final draft of the Constitution written by?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Gouverneur Morris.
(d) John Jay.

3. Some say the American government is one in which elected officials act on behalf of the people, or what Cullop says is the definition of what?
(a) Independence.
(b) Republic.
(c) Democracy.
(d) Confederation.

4. What is one check on the President held by the Supreme Court?
(a) May override President's veto by 2/3 vote.
(b) May bring suits or issue court orders against public officers.
(c) Controls all spending of money in U.S. government.
(d) May refuse to give its consent to approve a Presidential election.

5. Article V addresses amending the Constitution in which two steps?
(a) Ratified, signed.
(b) Offered, endorsed.
(c) Proposed, ratified.
(d) Proposed, accepted.

Short Answer Questions

1. The new Constitution required that which federal branch of government would be responsible for making laws?

2. 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?

3. What is a court-martial?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What protections does Amendment 5 give to an individual accused of a crime?

2. Who gets credit for writing the Constitution?

3. What does Amendment 18 provide for?

4. Amendment 3 affords civilians what protection?

5. How is the main body of the Constitution of the U.S. divided?

6. What is necessary to convict a person of treason?

7. How does the federal government get the power it has?

8. What does Amendment 27 arrange for?

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

10. What is the branch of government that the authors of the Constitution detail in Article III?

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