The Anti-Federalist Papers; and, the Constitutional Convention Debates Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

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The Anti-Federalist Papers; and, the Constitutional Convention Debates Test | Mid-Book Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 140 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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. How much of the Virginia Plan was accepted?

2. What was James Madison's feeling about the compromise?

3. How would government service be seen if government officers did not receive salaries, in the opinion of the man who proposed this?

4. What did Randolph argue at the convention?

5. What was Mr. Wilson's feeling about the compromise?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Congress vote on the question of whether Congress should have the ability to veto state laws that violate national laws?

2. Who opposed the election of Senators by state legislatures, and why?

3. What problems were Americans having with the Articles of Confederation?

4. What role did Alexander Hamilton see for a strong federal government?

5. Name three or more delegates and describe their attitudes toward popular rule.

6. Why did James Madison argue against the New Jersey Plan?

7. What was the heart of the opposition between Federalists and Anti-federalists?

8. What were some positions delegates took on the New Jersey Plan?

9. What were the delegates' positions on the question of Senatorial term limits?

10. What did delegates object to in the Virginia Plan?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

How did the Constitution change between its first draft after being compiled, and the final draft that was ratified by the states?

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