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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. What type of government does the U.S. have?

2. The President is afforded the ability to set up a Cabinet of advisers including how many members?

3. If a person's preferred candidate is not elected, there will be another election in which that candidate has what option?

4. Which section of Article IV deals with admission of new states?

5. The Constitution was ratified by what consent?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference between a direct democracy and an indirect democracy?

2. In what manner may the President request to be replaced by an acting President?

3. What were the three main issues that had to be agreed upon at the Constitutional Convention?

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

5. What punishment may an official suffer subsequent to impeachment?

6. What does Amendment 9 arrange for?

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

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

9. What do Sections 6 and 7 of Article I cover?

10. Do Americans live in a democracy or a republic?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the six reasons identified in the Preamble for writing the Constitution? What is meant by each of these?

Essay Topic 2

What is the Great Compromise? What issues did it stem from?

Essay Topic 3

What article does Amendment 11 (1798) change? Why is this amendment significant?

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