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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the objection to democracy at the constitutional convention?
(a) The threat of mob rule.
(b) The threat of concentrated executive power.
(c) The danger of foreign influence.
(d) The problems with devising a scheme of representation.

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

3. Where did James Madison argue government legitimacy came from?
(a) The power of the government.
(b) Consent of the governed.
(c) The political process itself.
(d) The righteousness of laws.

4. What did opponents of the resolution that was ultimately adopted think would be the consequence of adopting the proposal?
(a) That the states would be eradicated.
(b) That the states would lose tax income to the federal government.
(c) That the states would have to band together to oppose the government.
(d) That states would work by region to set their own laws and standards.

5. Why did delegates argue that Senators should be elected in state legislatures?
(a) The House of Representatives would be counter-balanced.
(b) The government would be composed of professional politicians.
(c) The states would therefore have an interest in preserving the federal government.
(d) The state legislatures would thereby gain power against the federal government.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Alexander Hamilton gave a speech that expressed what value?

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

4. What did Randolph argue at the convention?

5. What did Mr. Hamilton argue during the debate over the length of Senatorial term-lengths?

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