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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. The government under the Articles of Confederation would be supervised by an assembly of people called a Congress, restricted in what fashion?

2. 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?

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 Constitution was ratified by what consent?

5. What is one check on the President held by the Congress?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Amendment 3 affords civilians what protection?

6. What does Amendment 22 spell out?

7. What is the Preamble to the Constitution?

8. Amendment 6 grants what rights to a citizen accused of a crime?

9. What was the first plan for national government in the U.S.?

10. How is it that the U.S. government is seen to operate in the best interests of its citizens?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did the delegates resolve the problem of having the states maintain specific important powers while simultaneously establishing a strong federal government?

Essay Topic 2

Why are the first ten amendments of the Constitution called the Bill of Rights?

Essay Topic 3

What powers is Congress denied?

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