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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 35-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the delegates debate concerning state laws?
(a) Whether state laws could set precedent for federal laws.
(b) Whether the states could allow the death penalty.
(c) Whether state laws could govern inter-state trade.
(d) Whether the federal government could control state laws.

2. What did Edmund Randolph present to the delegates?
(a) The Great Compromise.
(b) Articles of Confederation.
(c) The Virginia Plan.
(d) The New Jersey Plan.

3. What threat did Mr. Pinckney make if Congress has power to restrict the slave trade?
(a) To secede.
(b) To march on Washington.
(c) To withhold ratification.
(d) To filibuster.

4. What symbol did Benjamin Franklin remark on, on the President's chair?
(a) An eagle on the seat.
(b) A pine tree.
(c) An ocean and a ship.
(d) A sun painted on the back.

5. Who was DeWitt in reality?
(a) A Massachusetts Anti-Federalist.
(b) A Rhode Island Federalist.
(c) A New York Anti-Federalist.
(d) A Virginian Anti-Federalist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the benefit of adopting the resolution that was ultimately adopted?

2. Which bodies were the delegates considering as electors of Representatives in the House?

3. Which party did James Wilson belong to?

4. What was the vote tally when the Pennsylvania Convention voted on the Constitution?

5. What did Mr. Mason propose in his arguments of June 4?

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