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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason did delegates give for Senators being elected in state legislatures?
(a) They would have the contacts they needed within the state.
(b) They would therefore be men of character.
(c) They would therefore be essentially promoted from within.
(d) They would already know the laws.

2. What happened to the motion not to give government officers salaries?
(a) It was killed in committee.
(b) It was rejected as impractical.
(c) It was tabled to be voted on later.
(d) It was rejected as too aristocratic.

3. What did Gouverneur Morris advocate about executive veto power?
(a) He said that the executive should have absolute veto.
(b) He said that the executive should not have a veto.
(c) He said that the executive veto itself should be able to be overridden.
(d) He said that the executive should have veto power over the legislature, but not the judiciary.

4. What thoughts did Mr. Madison express on the topic of elections during debate at the convention?
(a) He said that elections are essential for free government.
(b) He said that elections could be bought too easily to be trusted.
(c) He said that elections are a step in dissolving government.
(d) He said that elections are too important to trust to the people.

5. What did Dr. Johnson advocate during the debate over federal power?
(a) Instituting a Supreme Court.
(b) Centralizing power in the federal government.
(c) Reducing the size of the federal government.
(d) Preserving state power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What opinion bolstered Mr. Sherman's view about where election should take place?

2. What did Madison stress in his letter to George Washington?

3. What did Gouverneur Morris argue concerning the question of whether the executive should be chosen by the legislature?

4. What did Benjamin Franklin say about supporters of the residency requirement for citizenship?

5. How many branches of government did Mr. Madison propose be elected?

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