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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom was the final draft of the Constitution written by?

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

3. If a person's preferred candidate is not elected, there will be another election in which that candidate has what option?

4. Article V addresses amending the Constitution in which two steps?

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?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is necessary to convict a person of treason?

2. What does Amendment 27 arrange for?

3. Amendment 3 affords civilians what protection?

4. What does Article VII specify?

5. Amendment 15 deals with what issue?

6. What right does Amendment 7 address?

7. What do the framers provide for in Article II?

8. Why did the founding fathers replace the Articles of Confederation?

9. What does Amendment 23 lay out?

10. How is the U.S. government set up so the majority rules?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Why are the first ten amendments of the Constitution called the Bill of Rights?

Essay Topic 2

What article does Amendment 16 (1913) change? What is significant about this amendment?

Essay Topic 3

What article does Amendment 11 (1798) change? Why is this amendment significant?

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