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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. Who was the 16th President of the United States?
(a) John Adams.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Abraham Lincoln.
(d) James Madison.

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?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 13.
(d) 9.

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

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

5. What is one check on the President held by the Congress?
(a) May override the President's veto by 51% vote in both houses.
(b) May bring suits or issue orders against public officers.
(c) May propose Constitutional amendments affecting office of President.
(d) May refuse to give its consent to approve a Presidential election.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form of government is defined as representative?

2. 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?

3. 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?

4. The first major document of the U.S. government was the Declaration of Independence which was signed in what year?

5. Giving a limited amount of power to the central government and allowing each state to keep the majority of laws and powers was what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Article IV spell out?

2. What are the significant dates associated between the calling of the Constitutional Convention and the acceptance of the Constitution by all thirteen states?

3. Amendment 10 stipulates what?

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

5. What does Amendment 27 arrange for?

6. What freedoms are contained in Amendment 1?

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

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

9. What does Amendment 11 change?

10. Why did the founding fathers replace the Articles of Confederation?

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