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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Ratification of the Constitution, Chapters 31-34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did William Paterson offer the convention?
(a) The Virginia Plan.
(b) The Great Compromise.
(c) The New Jersey Plan.
(d) The Missouri Compromise.

2. What limitation did delegates try to place on suffrage?
(a) Race restrictions.
(b) National origin restrictions.
(c) Literacy restrictions.
(d) Landowner restrictions.

3. What position was James Wilson asked to take in the Constitutional debate?
(a) He was asked to promote revisions of the Constitution.
(b) He was asked to defend the Constitution.
(c) He was asked to attack opponents of the Constitution.
(d) He was asked to argue for additions to the Constitution.

4. Alexander Hamilton gave a speech that expressed what value?
(a) The value of independent states.
(b) The value of a strong federal government.
(c) The value of low tariffs.
(d) The value of abolishing slavery.

5. How much of the Virginia Plan was accepted?
(a) A few key provisions.
(b) Most of it.
(c) None of it.
(d) All of it.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did James Wilson argue concerning the question of taxation?

2. How extensive were the changes the delegates made to the first draft of the Constitution?

3. What did opponents of the resolution that was ultimately adopted think would be the consequence of adopting the proposal?

4. What did James Wilson argue regarding the abolition of trial by jury at the federal level?

5. What did Alexander Hamilton propose in his speech?

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