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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 Benjamin Franklin advocate in a speech?
(a) Sending the Constitution back to committee.
(b) Sending the Constitution to the states for ratification.
(c) Signing the Constitution.
(d) Revising the Constitution one more time.

2. What did "Federal Farmer" see as a danger in the Constitution?
(a) It prevented the states from adapting to political conditions.
(b) Its powers were not listed explicitly.
(c) It reserved the right to be amended over time.
(d) It would be protected by soldiers who were paid by the federal government.

3. What is the current residency requirement for citizenship?
(a) American birth.
(b) 10 years residence.
(c) 7 years residence.
(d) 4 years residence.

4. What powers did Mr. Mason argue the federal judiciary should not have?
(a) The power to amend executive orders.
(b) The power to change state laws.
(c) The power to oversee the executive.
(d) The power to amend taxes.

5. What did Gouverneur Morris advocate about executive veto power?
(a) He said that the executive should have veto power over the legislature, but not the judiciary.
(b) He said that the executive veto itself should be able to be overridden.
(c) He said that the executive should not have a veto.
(d) He said that the executive should have absolute veto.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which committee recommendation did not make it into the Constitution?

2. How many delegates signed the Constitution?

3. What did James Madison worry about concerning ratification in the states?

4. What limitation did delegates try to place on suffrage?

5. What did James Wilson argue concerning the Constitution's provision for a standing army?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the Constitutional Convention's debate over the slave trade, and how was it resolved?

2. What was added to the draft of the Constitution?

3. What was dropped from the draft of the Constitution?

4. Describe James Wilson's speech.

5. What was Mr. Gerry's objection to the Constitution?

6. What was DeWitt's position on ratification?

7. Describe Patrick Henry's first speech to the Virginia legislature.

8. What was James Madison's position on the election of the executive?

9. What position did "Centinel" take regarding the ratification of the Constitution?

10. What was at issue as delegates debated the qualifications for suffrage?

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