2. Amendment 20, Section 1 (1933) stipulates the terms of senators and representatives end at noon on which dates of the year such terms end respectively?
(a) January 20, January 3.
(b) January 20 for both,
(c) January 3, January 20.
(d) January 3 for both.

3. What does it stipulate in Amendment 9?
(a) All the rights the people have are listed in the Constitution.
(b) If other rights need to be added, the Constitution can be amended.
(c) That to list the many rights the people take for granted would be impossible.
(d) Amendments require a 51% majority vote.

4. Amendment 18, Section 3 (1919) provided the states a period of how long to ratify this amendment, after that time it could not have been adopted?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 7 years.
(d) 1 year.

5. What is one check on the Supreme Court held by the President?
(a) Appoints Supreme Court justices.
(b) May impeach Supreme Court justices.
(c) Appoints Supreme Court justices for 10-year terms.
(d) Appoints Supreme Court justices with approval of Congress.

Short Answer 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?

2. The arrest, confiscation, or taking one's belongings best describes what term?

3. Which is among the rights of an individual accused of crime?

4. Common law refers to which term?

5. Amendment 17 (1913) stipulates that to vote for the senators from his state, a person must meet what qualifications?

(see the answer key)

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