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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How would government service be seen if government officers did not receive salaries, in the opinion of the man who proposed this?
(a) As a privilege.
(b) As a stepping stone.
(c) As a duty.
(d) As an entitlement.

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

3. How did the South want the Constitution to regulate trade?
(a) The South wanted the Constitution to let Congress set tariffs with a simple majority vote.
(b) The South wanted the Constitution to keep Congress from restricting trade.
(c) The South wanted the Constitution to keep tariffs low indefinitely.
(d) The South wanted the Constitution not to regulate trade at all.

4. What did Randolph argue at the convention?
(a) That the Articles of Confederation were sufficient.
(b) That the government needs to be strong to serve its purposes.
(c) That the Constitution would need to stress diplomacy with foreign nations.
(d) That the states should be trusted with managing their own affairs.

5. What theory was flourishing in the 1770s in America?
(a) The theory of free trade and open markets.
(b) The theory of intelligent design.
(c) The theory of evolution.
(d) The theory of institutional design.

Short Answer Questions

1. What subject were the delegates debating in Chapter 6?

2. What did Madison and Jefferson want to do about judges?

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

4. What did Madison argue for in his letter to George Washington?

5. What did the Virginia Plan propose to do to the Articles?

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