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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A lack of provision for a president of the United States.
B absence of an executive committee.
C one-vote-per-state system.
D lack of ability to conduct foreign policy.
E lack of power to raise funds for the militia.
Question #2
A restricted to the Supreme Court in overturning decisions by lower courts
B not applicable to actions by state governments.
C the process of confirmation of federal judges by Congress.
D the power of the courts to declare federal or state laws and other acts of government unconstitutional.
E a method by which the president can check the judiciary.
Question #3
A appeal
B constitutional amendment
C executive review
D judicial review
E legislative ratification
Question #4
A the result of the Great Compromise.
B simply an amendment of the Mayflower Compact.
C simply an amendment of the Articles of Confederation.
D the Constitution.
E a way for large states to grab power.
Question #5
A override presidential vetoes.
B limit the power of local governments.
C regulate the media.
D establish a system of courts below the Supreme Court.
E levy income taxes.
Question #6
A Congressional legislation.
B Supreme Court decisions.
C interpretation, custom, and usage.
D Presidential action.
E the formal amendment process.
Question #7
A the colonists developed a concept of limited government.
B Louisiana was established as the last of the thirteen colonies.
C the colonists acquired crucial political experience.
D the colonists passed the Pennsylvania Frame of Government, which foreshadowed our modern Constitution.
E the colonists exercised a large measure of self-government.
Question #8
A imposed some form of public authority on the colonists.
B protected the colonists from England.
C limited the power of women in the colonies.
D imposed religious order on the colonies.
E protected the colonists from other foreign governments.
Question #9
A constitution
B confederation
C carte
D unitary govenrment
E social contract
Question #10
A approval of the legislatures in two-thirds of the states.
B presidential approval.
C a two-thirds vote in both houses of Congress.
D a majority of the popular vote.
E a positive vote in three-fourths of the legislatures of the various states.
