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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What must the government use its power to protect the people from, in James Madison's opinion?
2. What did Randolph argue at the convention?
3. What were Americans concluding by the 1780s?
4. What did delegates oppose in the Virginia Plan?
5. What did opponents of the resolution that was ultimately adopted think would be the consequence of adopting the proposal?
Short Essay Questions
1. Name three or more delegates and describe their attitudes toward popular rule.
2. What was an argument for electing Senators in state legislatures?
3. How did Congress vote on the question of whether Congress should have the ability to veto state laws that violate national laws?
4. Which delegates took positions on the term and election of the federal executive and what were their positions?
5. What role did Alexander Hamilton see for a strong federal government?
6. What was Alexander Hamilton's argument about the need for a central government?
7. What were the views on either side of the question of electing representatives?
8. What did delegates discuss regarding the appointment of judges?
9. Describe George Mason's speech regarding the question of a single or plural executive.
10. How was the New Jersey Plan an alternative to the Virginia Plan?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Who is articulating the Anti-Federalist platform today? Compare and contrast Anti-Federalists today and Anti-Federalists of the 1780s.
Essay Topic 2
Delegates and other leaders published articles for and against ratification after the Constitutional Convention, and they used pen names that were often shared between authors. Why did delegates use pen names, and how was the debate affected by authors hiding themselves behind pseudonyms?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution. What are the main differences? What similarities survived the Constitutional Convention, and why did they survive?
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