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1) The series of 85 political papers written by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison
in support of ratification of the Constitution were called the
A) Pennsylvania Packet.

B) Federalist Papers.
C) Anti-Federalist Papers.
D) Ratification Debates.
E) Articles of Confederation.

2) The Anti-Federalists were concerned that the newly drafted Constitution did not protect
individual liberties. How was this concern addressed?
A) with the libertarian amendments
B) with the Anti-Federalist amendments
C) with the Bill of Rights
D) with the inclusion of checks and balances
E) through persuasive arguments printed in Publiusʹs Pamphlets

3) The amendment process established in Article V of the Constitution is a
A) fairly easy procedure.
B) two-stage process of proposal and ratification.
C) single-stage process that uses national constitutional conventions.
D) two-stage process with ratification by Congress and validation by the Supreme Court.
E) three-stage process involving state legislatures, Congress, and a majority of voters in a
nationwide referendum.

4) The Twenty-Seventh Amendment was added to the Constitution in 1992. What does the
amendment do?
A) mandates the use of primaries and caucuses for selecting presidential candidates
B) raises the drinking age to twenty-one
C) lowers the voting age to eighteen
D) mandates that congressional pay raises can not take effect until after the next election
E) prevents discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, national origin, veteran status,
gender, or age

5) Which of the following best describes the success of recent efforts to ban same-sex marriage?
A) The Senate has consistently voted for a constitutional ban, but the House has not.
B) Congress has passed an amendment banning same-sex marriage, but it has not been
ratified by the requisite number of states.
C) Nearly all efforts to ban same-sex marriage have failed.
D) Most Americans believe that the government should permit same-sex marriage.
E) Several states have passed bans on same-sex marriage.