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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 Congress separated into the House of Representatives and the Senate is the result of a dispute termed what?

2. What is one check on the Supreme Court held by the President?

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

4. The Constitution was ratified by what consent?

5. The federal government is based on the concept that it should benefit the majority, which means what?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What are some provisions that Article II stipulates concerning the President's Cabinet?

3. What does Amendment 23 lay out?

4. What does Amendment 9 arrange for?

5. What right is provided in Amendment 2?

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

7. What right does Amendment 7 address?

8. What does Amendment 25 detail?

9. What is the branch of government that the authors of the Constitution detail in Article III?

10. What does Article IV spell out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are the five freedoms in Amendment 1? Why is each significant?

Essay Topic 2

What is the procedure for amending the Constitution?

Essay Topic 3

What does Amendment 19 (1920) change? Why is this amendment significant? Prior to ratification, who decided whether to allow what this amendment changed?

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