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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. The return of a fugitive by one authority to another is the definition of what?
(a) Extortion.
(b) Extradition.
(c) Explication.
(d) Extrication.

2. The first major document of the U.S. government was the Declaration of Independence which was signed in what year?
(a) 1775.
(b) 1776.
(c) 1778.
(d) 1777.

3. Giving a limited amount of power to the central government and allowing each state to keep the majority of laws and powers was what?
(a) The basis of a socialist document.
(b) The basis for a centralized government.
(c) The basis of the initial document.
(d) The basis of the revised document.

4. Each house of Congress keeps a journal of what it does day to day, and each morning Congress is in session these are published where?
(a) "Legislative Journal".
(b) "Washington Post".
(c) "Congressional Journal".
(d) "Congressional Record".

5. Section 10 of Article I covers power that are denied to whom?
(a) Cities.
(b) Unincorporated territory.
(c) Counties.
(d) States.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The President has the power to appoint ambassadors with the approval of what group?

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

4. What is one check on the Congress held by the Supreme Court?

5. Drafting the Constitution was a difficult task, and there had to be how many main compromises in order to arrive at a final decision?

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