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

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

3. 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.
(c) Any police, firefighters.
(d) State police.

4. The new Constitution required that which federal branch of government would be responsible for making laws?
(a) Executive.
(b) Legislative.
(c) Attorney General.
(d) Judicial.

5. The government under the Articles of Confederation would be supervised by an assembly of people called a Congress, restricted in what fashion?
(a) Could not impose laws, or raise an army.
(b) Could not raise an army, or introduce taxes.
(c) Could not impose laws, or introduce taxes.
(d) Could not impose laws, raise an army, or introduce taxes.

Short Answer Questions

1. Section 1 of Article I outlines that Congress is comprised of how many bodies of delegates from each state?

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

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

4. How old is the U.S. Constitution in comparison with others?

5. Article I addresses the legislative branch of government and includes how many sections?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Amendment 22 spell out?

2. What is the subject Article VI arranges for?

3. What happens should a senator die or for some reason vacates the office?

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

5. What does Amendment 9 arrange for?

6. What is the reason this book's author believes there have been only 27 amendments to the Constitution in over 200 years?

7. What does Amendment 27 arrange for?

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

9. Amendment 15 deals with what issue?

10. What freedoms are contained in Amendment 1?

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