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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 did "Brutus" say about the danger of trying to govern a large area?
2. What did Mr. Williamson advocate for the term length on the election or appointment of the executive?
3. What alternative did "Federal Farmer" propose in his first letter?
4. What imbalance gave James Madison cause for worry about ratification in the states?
5. What did Benjamin Franklin advocate in a speech?
Short Essay Questions
1. What were the "Federal Farmer's" arguments regarding ratification?
2. What was at issue as delegates debated the qualifications for suffrage?
3. What was DeWitt's position on ratification?
4. Describe Patrick Henry's first speech to the Virginia legislature.
5. What position did "Centinel" take regarding the ratification of the Constitution?
6. What did "Brutus" argue on the problem of representation in a large country?
7. What was Mr. Gerry's objection to the Constitution?
8. What was added to the draft of the Constitution?
9. What was Mr. Mason's objection to the Constitution?
10. How did Publius respond to Anti-Federalist concerns about tyranny in the Constitution?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How were populous states and small states treated differently by the Constitutional Convention? What issues divided them, and how did they balance their interests in the national government?
Essay Topic 2
How did the Constitutional Convention establish a strong federal government? Discuss three issues as evidence of the Constitutional Convention's centralization of power in the federal government.
Essay Topic 3
How did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention ensure separation of powers? What measures within the ratified Constitution created the checks and balances that would ensure separation of powers?
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