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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What opinion bolstered Mr. Sherman's view about where election should take place?
(a) He believed that the populace could be misled.
(b) He believed in a strong democracy.
(c) He believed that small states needed equal representation.
(d) He believed that people could be trusted with self-governance.

2. How would government service be seen if government officers did not receive salaries, in the opinion of the man who proposed this?
(a) As a duty.
(b) As an entitlement.
(c) As a stepping stone.
(d) As a privilege.

3. What did James Madison argue during the argument over representation by person or by state?
(a) The ruling classes would benefit by representation by state.
(b) Popular sovereignty argued for representation by person.
(c) The populace would not be served by state representatives.
(d) Fairness argued for representation by state.

4. What did Mr. Sherman argue during the debate over the length of Senatorial term-lengths?
(a) Short terms create perpetual campaigns.
(b) Long terms allow leaders to learn on the job.
(c) Short terms allow bad rulers to be removed.
(d) Long terms will preserve continuity in government.

5. Which bodies were the delegates considering as electors of Representatives in the House?
(a) State legislatures or the national senate.
(b) Special committees or state legislatures.
(c) The people or state legislatures.
(d) Property owners or free men.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mr. Mason propose in his arguments of June 4?

2. Where do delegates think that authority needs to originate in order to be legitimate?

3. What did James Madison support?

4. What were the delegates' intentions when they argued for election of Senators from state legislatures?

5. What did Madison say the country needed, in his letter to George Washington?

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