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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What were Americans and Britons discussing a great deal during the 1770s?
(a) Warfare against the Native Americans.
(b) Warfare against the French.
(c) Political thought and theory.
(d) The Massachusetts charter.

2. What did Madison stress in his letter to George Washington?
(a) The need for representation by state and region.
(b) The need for high taxes to pay for federal army and government.
(c) The need for representation by population.
(d) The need for restraints on popular sentiment.

3. Where did Mr. Gerry think the country's current troubles came from?
(a) Too much foreign influence.
(b) Too little religion.
(c) Too much democracy.
(d) Too little representation in government.

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

5. What did delegates suggest would happen if state legislatures chose Representatives for the House?
(a) State and federal powers would balance.
(b) The government would not be legitimate.
(c) The people would revolt.
(d) The states would acquire too much power.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Madison and Jefferson feel about Virginia?

2. Where do delegates think that authority needs to originate in order to be legitimate?

3. What did the Southern economy rely on at the time of the constitutional convention?

4. What power was missing from the Articles?

5. What was the dominant fear about the executive?

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