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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. If force is necessary to see that a U.S. law is carried out, the Congress has the power to add what to the U.S. military forces?
(a) Any police, firefighters.
(b) Any police.
(c) National Guard.
(d) State police.

2. The President is afforded the ability to set up a Cabinet of advisers including how many members?
(a) 12.
(b) 13.
(c) 15.
(d) 18.

3. What is one check on the Congress held by the Supreme Court?
(a) May declare laws Congress passes and President signs, unconstitutional.
(b) May veto bills of Congress.
(c) May veto bills of Congress.
(d) May call special sessions of Congress.

4. A land region belonging to a government is the definition of what?
(a) Community.
(b) State.
(c) Territory.
(d) Empire.

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

6. 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?
(a) North Dakota, Nevada.
(b) Arizona, Utah.
(c) New Mexico, North Dakota.
(d) New Mexico, Nevada.

7. What is one check on the President held by the Congress?
(a) May override the President's veto by 51% vote in both houses.
(b) May propose Constitutional amendments affecting office of President.
(c) May refuse to give its consent to approve a Presidential election.
(d) May bring suits or issue orders against public officers.

8. The Constitution would also call for what to ensure the branches would have equal power?
(a) A system of balanced measures.
(b) A system of equal balances.
(c) A system of checks and balances.
(d) A system of weights and balances.

9. The Constitution was ratified by what consent?
(a) Unanimous.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

10. When Cullop states the U.S. has a "government of the people, by the people, for the people," whom is he quoting?
(a) Abraham Lincoln.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

11. 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) 13.
(b) 8.
(c) 9.
(d) 10.

12. The Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union was introduced in what year?
(a) 1779.
(b) 1783.
(c) 1777.
(d) 1781.

13. The President has the power to appoint ambassadors with the approval of what group?
(a) Senate.
(b) Supreme Court.
(c) Congress.
(d) House of Representatives.

14. Under the Articles of Confederation, there would be what?
(a) A central power, executive, and judiciary.
(b) A central power and executive, but no judiciary.
(c) A central power, but no executive or judiciary.
(d) No central power, executive, or judiciary.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. All revenue bills must originate where?

2. On what date did the Constitution go into effect?

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

4. The author stipulates that how many different kinds of democracy exist?

5. Today the Constitution is separated into how many parts?

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