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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 35-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Mr. Hamilton argue during the debate over the length of Senatorial term-lengths?
(a) Senators should appoint their successors.
(b) Senators should have short terms in order to remain subject to their constituents.
(c) Senators should have long terms to stay above the fray.
(d) Senators should serve for life to create continuity in government.

2. What did Rhode Island propose to ban?
(a) Restrictions on inter-state trade.
(b) Checks and balances.
(c) Standing armies in peacetime.
(d) Political contributions from businesses.

3. Where did James Madison argue government legitimacy came from?
(a) The political process itself.
(b) The righteousness of laws.
(c) Consent of the governed.
(d) The power of the government.

4. What compromise did this body propose, between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
(a) Missouri entered the union as a free state, and Texas as a slave state.
(b) State representation in the upper house, and representation by person in the lower house.
(c) The government would maintain a standing army, but not a big one.
(d) Supreme Court Judges would be appointed by the executive, but the Congress could override the appointment.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the New Jersey Plan allow the federal government to do?

2. What was the dominant fear about the executive?

3. What position did "Publius" advocate?

4. What was Mr. Mason's fear regarding the House of Representatives?

5. What was eliminated from the Constitution draft?

(see the answer key)

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