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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part III: The Bill of Rights.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the 16th President of the United States?
(a) John Adams.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

2. Cullop states the government in the U.S. is referred to by many different names, but by which two most frequently?
(a) Federal government, national government.
(b) United States government, national government.
(c) United States government, federal government.
(d) American government, federal government.

3. What is the Constitution a contract between?
(a) United States government, England.
(b) Federal government, state governments.
(c) American people, federal government.
(d) Federal government, local governments.

4. What are the first ten amendments to the Constitution called?
(a) Bill of Freedoms.
(b) Bill of Acceptance.
(c) Bill of Rights.
(d) Bill of Liberties.

5. Twelve to twenty-three persons selected to decide if evidence against an accused person is sufficient for holding a trial, best defines which term?
(a) Evidence jury.
(b) Jury of prudence.
(c) Federal jury.
(d) Grand jury.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a court order compelling a witness to appear in court the definition of?

2. Any powers not denied them by the Constitution, and that are not the exclusive powers of the U.S. government, are whose?

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

4. What do the states that make up the U.S. constitute?

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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