The Constitution requires an oath to be administered each time that
a. Congress is recessed.
b. the President signs a bill into law.
c. a member of Congress hires a senior staff member.
d. a Supreme Court justice writes an opinion for a case.
e. the Senate conducts an impeachment trial.
Question -2-George Washington proposed that they
a. change the ratio of representation in the House of Representatives.
b. revise the Senate.
c. create a triumvirate rather than a single president.
d. return to the Articles of Confederation.
e. end the debates and sign the Constitution.
Question -3-What was the Committee of Style?
a. A committee assigned to design the building where Congress would meet
b. Delegates who argued that the Constitution should not be written in a formal style
c. Men who engrossed the Constitution
d. A committee assigned to give final form to the Constitution
e. Delegates who objected to the stylized form of the final Constitution
Question -4-If the Republican party controls Congress and the president is a Democrat, this is a case of
a. divided government.
b. liberal democracy.
c. democratic government.
d. division of labor.
e. separation of powers.
Question -5-Why is the American system also called a presidential government?
a. The president is supreme over the legislative and judicial branches of government.
b. The president has final veto power over all laws.
c. The president influences the legislature by appointing its members.
d. The president serves the longest term of elected officials.
e. The president is independently elected and cannot be dismissed by the legislature.
Question -6-Why were federal judges appointed to serve for life?
a. A life term was considered a sign of respect.
b. They were not especially important to the new government.
c. Qualified men were too scarce to continue finding new judges.
d. A life term insulated them from political pressures.
e. They were considered superior to politicians who had to be held accountable to the public.
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