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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 43-45, Appendices I and II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who proposed that government officers not receive salaries?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) James Madison.
(d) George Washington.

2. What did Massachusetts, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island propose during their ratification discussions?
(a) Abolition of alcohol.
(b) Abolition of slavery.
(c) Regulation of state laws.
(d) A bill of rights.

3. What opinion bolstered Mr. Sherman's view about where election should take place?
(a) He believed that the populace could be misled.
(b) He believed that people could be trusted with self-governance.
(c) He believed that small states needed equal representation.
(d) He believed in a strong democracy.

4. What was the objection to constitutional monarchy at the constitutional convention?
(a) The threat of mob rule.
(b) The Americans' distaste following the war.
(c) The possibility of a runaway executive.
(d) The threat of tyranny of the masses.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Melancton Smith say about the number of representatives in Congress?

3. What position was James Wilson asked to take in the Constitutional debate?

4. What did Patrick Henry say was the end of government?

5. What did James Madison argue with relation to the New Jersey Plan?

(see the answer key)

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