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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: The Constitution Explained.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the length of a term for a member of the House of Representatives?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 1 year.

2. Article II addresses the executive branch and includes how many sections?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 4.

3. The Constitution could not be put into effect until it had been ratified by three fourths of the states, or how many of the original states?
(a) 9.
(b) 13.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

4. Some say the American government is one in which elected officials act on behalf of the people, or what Cullop says is the definition of what?
(a) Republic.
(b) Democracy.
(c) Confederation.
(d) Independence.

5. The U.S. government is currently located where?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
(c) Boston, Massachusetts.
(d) Washington, the District of Columbia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Articles within the Constitution are further divided into categories called Sections for what purpose?

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

3. Who was the 16th President of the United States?

4. What does Part I: Introduction to the Constitution begin by defining?

5. Giving a limited amount of power to the central government and allowing each state to keep the majority of laws and powers was what?

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