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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. 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?
(a) New Mexico, North Dakota.
(b) North Dakota, Nevada.
(c) New Mexico, Nevada.
(d) Arizona, Utah.

2. The federal government is based on the concept that it should benefit the majority, which means what?
(a) There invariably will be people in the minority who are unhappy.
(b) There invariably will be people in the minority who are happy.
(c) There invariably will be people in the minority who are indifferent.
(d) There invariably will be people in the majority who are unhappy.

3. 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) 30.
(b) 18.
(c) 25.
(d) 21.

4. Article III covers the judicial branch and includes how many sections?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom was the final draft of the Constitution written by?

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

3. Cullop states the government in the U.S. is referred to by many different names, but by which two most frequently?

4. Articles within the Constitution are further divided into categories called Sections for what purpose?

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Article VII specify?

3. Who gets credit for writing the Constitution?

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

5. What do the final three sections of Article I delineate?

6. What is addressed in the first five sections of the longest article of the Constitution, Article I?

7. What happens to those voting for candidates who receive a minority of the votes?

8. What is the Preamble to the Constitution?

9. What is meant by "checks and balances" in government?

10. What are the four parts of the Constitution?

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