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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many branches of government did Mr. Madison propose be elected?
(a) He proposed that all government positions should be elected.
(b) Three.
(c) Two.
(d) At least one.

2. Why did delegates argue for a judicial veto power?
(a) To correct bad laws.
(b) To protect small states.
(c) To prevent corruption.
(d) To prevent bad executive judgment.

3. Where did Mr. Sherman say election should take place?
(a) In the Electoral College.
(b) In the state legislatures.
(c) Among sitting representatives.
(d) In the popular polls.

4. What did Benjamin Franklin say about supporters of the residency requirement for citizenship?
(a) He said that delegates were understating the ease with which people assimilate into American culture.
(b) He said that delegates were exaggerating the threat of European immigration.
(c) He said that delegates were opening the floodgates to a tide of poor workers by opening restrictions on immigration.
(d) He said that delegates were cutting off sources of new talent by limiting immigration.

5. 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 are too important to trust to the people.
(c) He said that elections are a step in dissolving government.
(d) He said that elections could be bought too easily to be trusted.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the dominant fear about the executive?

3. Where did Mr. Gerry think the country's current troubles came from?

4. What did Madison say the country needed, in his letter to George Washington?

5. What was the original proposal for the residency requirement for citizenship?

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