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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Alexander Hamilton want to protect the executive from?
(a) Foreign influence.
(b) Corruption.
(c) Assassination.
(d) Popular sentiment.

3. What did Madison and Jefferson want to do about judges?
(a) Review their judgments in the Congress.
(b) Subject them to elections.
(c) Protect them from popular politics.
(d) Allow them independence in their rulings.

4. What subject were the delegates debating in Chapter 6?
(a) Whether the federal government should oversee state laws.
(b) Whether government officers should receive pay.
(c) Whether the executive should be singular or plural.
(d) Who should be eligible to vote in elections.

5. How did the New Jersey Plan resolve the question of the relationship of state laws to federal laws?
(a) Congressional laws were still the law of the land.
(b) The Supreme Court would decide on a state-by-state basis which laws took precedence.
(c) It gave the states priority in matters of trade, but the federal government priority in military matters.
(d) State laws could still take precedence.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Mr. Paterson argue about the New Jersey Plan?

3. How much of the Virginia Plan was accepted?

4. What resolution was ultimately adopted?

5. What was the dominant fear about the executive?

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