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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. Why is merchant Jonas Phillips opposed to a test oath for government officers?
(a) He believes church membership is sufficient.
(b) He is a Deist.
(c) He believes a test oath discriminated against Jews.
(d) He believes that loyalty to the country is not determined by oath.

2. What is the result of the Great Compromise?
(a) Every state is able to choose their own representation.
(b) Every state is able to abolish slavery.
(c) Every state is able to participate in the National legislature.
(d) Every state has two Senators.

3. Which delegate proposes that the positive vote of seven states constitutes ratification of the Constitution?
(a) Pierce Butler.
(b) James Madison.
(c) David Carroll.
(d) James Wilson.

4. Which delegate to the Constitution Convention is not elected as a delegate to the Massachusetts Convention?
(a) Caleb Strong.
(b) Nathaniel Gorham.
(c) Elbridge Gerry.
(d) Rufus King.

5. Why is Pierce Butler opposed to foreigners without a long residence in America being elected to Congress?
(a) He believes that foreigners are not capable of governing effectively.
(b) He believes such individuals bring attachments to other countries that are dangerous to American beliefs.
(c) He believes that only native-born individuals understand democracy.
(d) He believes that Congress functions more efficiently if they are all native English speakers.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which delegate wishes to establish a national university supported by Congress?

2. What is the last major issue Convention delegates consider?

3. Why are French noblemen amazed to find Revolutionary War officers working as innkeepers?

4. Who is named amanuensis for the Committee of Style and Arrangement?

5. What issue is most important for the states of Kentucky and Tennessee?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Franklin argue that delegates approve the Constitution even if they have objections?

2. What are the differences between living conditions along the Atlantic coastline and in the interior country or back land?

3. Why is slavery an issue at the Convention?

4. How are George Washington and James Wilson connected to the Western Territories?

5. What do Randolph and the other members of the Committee of Detail think are necessary elements for a well-composed Constitution?

6. Why does Randolph decline to sign the Constitution?

7. Why is ratification an important issue?

8. Why is the insertion of the phrase "We the People of the United States" considered to be both a bold move and a smart decision?

9. What is the difference between the British and American views of the farmer during the eighteenth century?

10. What are James Wilson's arguments in favor of allowing foreign-born Americans to participate in government?

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