Question

question 4
article 3 describes
○ the constitution.
○ the executive branch.
○ the legislative branch.
○ the judicial branch.

question 5
the second continental congress resulted in
○ a decision to create thirteen colonies.
○ a brief reconciliation with england.

Explanation:

Question 4

In the U.S. Constitution, Article 1 describes the legislative branch, Article 2 describes the executive branch, and Article 3 describes the judicial branch (which includes the Supreme Court and other federal courts). The "Constitution" as a whole is not what Article 3 describes specifically, it's about one of its branches. So the correct option is the one about the judicial branch.

The thirteen colonies already existed, so "a decision to create thirteen colonies" is incorrect. The Second Continental Congress was during the American Revolution's build - up; while they sent the Olive Branch Petition (a reconciliation attempt), it was not successful and not the main result. So neither of the shown options is correct, but if we have to choose from them, there's no correct answer among the two.

Answer:

D. the judicial branch.

Question 5

(Note: Since the options are cut off, but based on historical knowledge, the Second Continental Congress led to actions like the Declaration of Independence, formation of the Continental Army, etc. If we assume the missing options might include things like the Declaration of Independence, but with the given partial options: "a decision to create thirteen colonies" is incorrect as the colonies already existed; "a brief reconciliation with England" is also incorrect as the Second Continental Congress was moving towards independence, not reconciliation. However, since the options are incomplete, but if we have to work with the given ones, neither of the shown options is correct, but if we assume a typo or missing options, but based on the provided ones, we can analyze: The thirteen colonies were already established, so "a decision to create thirteen colonies" is wrong. "A brief reconciliation with England" - the Second Continental Congress was in the context of growing tensions, and they sent the Olive Branch Petition which was a last attempt at reconciliation but it was rejected, so "brief reconciliation" is not the main result. But since the options are incomplete, we can note that the correct historical result of the Second Continental Congress includes the Declaration of Independence, establishment of the Continental Army, etc. But with the given options, there's an issue. However, if we proceed with the given partial options, neither of the two shown is correct, but if we have to choose from the given, there's a problem. But perhaps the original question had more options. Assuming a possible correct option was missing, but based on the given, we can state that the shown options are incorrect, but if we have to pick from them, neither is correct. But maybe there was a formatting error. Alternatively, if we consider that maybe the options were cut and the intended correct one was related to independence steps. But with the given, we can only analyze the shown ones: