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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Amendment 12 (1804) changes a part of Article 2, Section 1, and outlines the process by which individuals to which offices are elected?
(a) President, Vice President, Senate.
(b) President, Vice President.
(c) President, Vice President, Congress.
(d) President, Vice President, House of Representatives.

2. No citizen shall be forced to supply room and board to soldiers except in the time of war, and even then it is only acceptable when what?
(a) Supreme Court approves.
(b) Congress passes a law to this effect.
(c) Congress has declared war by majority rule.
(d) States pass a law to this effect.

3. What is an assembly?
(a) An amount of money put up to ensure appearance at trial.
(b) A gathering of people.
(c) An appearance in court.
(d) To appear similar to someone or something else.

4. The amount of money put up by arrested individuals to ensure their return at the time of their trial is generally set how?
(a) The state in which the crime occurs.
(b) According to the ability of the accused to pay.
(c) Mood of the judge at the time.
(d) According to the seriousness of the crime.

5. Amendment 14, Section 1 (1868) stipulates anyone born in the U.S. and governed by it is what type of citizen?
(a) U.S. and state in which he resides.
(b) U.S. and state in which he was born.
(c) U.S. and country where he was born.
(d) Naturalized.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is involuntary servitude?

2. "Room and board" means what?

3. What is another freedom in Amendment 1?

4. Amendment 14, Section 2 (1868) stipulates that representatives to Congress be elected in each state according to what?

5. Amendment 14, Section 1 (1868) stipulates no state may deny any person, under its government, what?

(see the answer keys)

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