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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Madison argue for in his letter to George Washington?
(a) Independence of states to coin money.
(b) Independence of states to make laws.
(c) The supremacy of national laws over states' laws.
(d) Restraints against a supreme national legislature.

2. What must the government use its power to protect the people from, in James Madison's opinion?
(a) Foreign influence.
(b) Big businesses.
(c) The government itself.
(d) Corruption.

3. What did George Mason argue in the debate of June 4?
(a) He argued for an appointed executive.
(b) He argued for an elected executive.
(c) He argued for a unified executive.
(d) He argued against a unified executive.

4. What position did "Publius" advocate?
(a) Defending the new Constitution.
(b) Arguing against ratification of the Constitution.
(c) Proposing an alternative to the Constitution.
(d) Attacking the new Constitution.

5. Which form of government includes direct voting by the people?
(a) Oligarchy.
(b) Constitutional monarchy.
(c) Republic.
(d) Representative democracy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Alexander Hamilton propose in his speech?

2. What were the delegates debating in Chapter 3?

3. What did the delegates argue concerning the question of whether the judiciary should be associated with the executive?

4. Why did delegates argue that Senators should be elected in state legislatures?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the views on either side of the question of electing representatives?

2. Name three or more delegates and describe their attitudes toward popular rule.

3. Which delegates took positions on the term and election of the federal executive and what were their positions?

4. Describe the delegates' reaction to the New Jersey Plan.

5. What particular example of separation of powers did delegates argue over?

6. Why did James Madison argue against the New Jersey Plan?

7. What were the delegates' positions on the question of Senatorial term limits?

8. In what ways were delegates afraid of executive power?

9. What needs did Governor Edmund Randolph of Virginia believe the Virginia Plan would satisfy that the Articles did not?

10. What were some positions delegates took on the New Jersey Plan?

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