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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 Mr. Paterson argue about the New Jersey Plan?
(a) That it did not protect the states enough.
(b) That it did not give the executive too much power.
(c) That it made the federal government too independent.
(d) That it diminished the power of the states.

2. What did Madison say the country needed, in his letter to George Washington?
(a) A dispassionate umpire.
(b) Short presidential terms.
(c) A central coordinating committee.
(d) A charismatic leader.

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 was Mr. Wilson's feeling about the compromise?
(a) He felt that majority rule alone could legitimize government.
(b) He felt that elections were not accurate indications of the country's needs.
(c) He felt that appointed leaders were better suited for the work of governing.
(d) He felt that popular participation would weaken government.

5. What was Mr. Mason's fear regarding the House of Representatives?
(a) He feared that it would be run by illiterate farmers.
(b) He feared that it did not have enough power to combat the executive.
(c) He feared that it would not be able to compete with the Senate.
(d) He feared that it was not truly representative.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Mr. Wilson prefer the New Jersey Plan?

2. What did George Mason argue in the debate of June 4?

3. What did James Madison support?

4. What complaints were lodged against the proposal to elect Senators in state legislatures?

5. What would happen if government officers did not receive salaries, in the opinion of the man who proposed this?

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