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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. In Chapter 11, which delegate reminds the Convention that because the states are commercial, they continue to be engaged in European politics?
(a) Edmund Randolph.
(b) Gunning Bradford.
(c) Rufus King.
(d) Governor Morris.

2. What does Madison consider to be the usefulness of the Senate?
(a) The Senate is able to make decisions with more coolness, systematic procedure, and wisdom than the popularly elected branch of legislature.
(b) The Senate is able to counteract the decisions made by a popularly elected branch of legislature.
(c) The Senate is able to work more closely with the President because they have a similar perspective on American government.
(d) The Senate is able to discuss foreign matters with more authority because more Senators travel to Europe.

3. What does Madison consider "a clear principle of free government"?
(a) The ability of the people to elect at least one branch of the legislature.
(b) Voting rights for everyone, regardless of status.
(c) The announcement and publication of all government decisions.
(d) The ability of anyone to run for legislative office.

4. On July second, what question does the delegates vote on?
(a) Do states elect their Senators through a popular vote?
(b) Do states have an equal vote in the Senate?
(c) Are states allowed to engage in trade with Europe?
(d) Are additional states allowed into the Union?

5. On June 19th, which delegate begins the day by arguing against the New Jersey Plan?
(a) Edmund Randolph.
(b) Rufus King.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) James Madison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which "firebrands" of the American Revolution are absent from the Convention?

2. What is Shay's Rebellion?

3. By the events of Chapter 11, how is the balloting taking place?

4. Who writes that Rhode Island's absence from the Convention is insignificant in the face of the stated unity of the delegates?

5. Which delegate is Washington's neighbor on the Potomac?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do the delegates see as the difference between a federal and a national government?

2. How does the report of the Annapolis Commission lead to the meeting of the Convention?

3. In Chapter Five, which Resolves are postponed for later discussion?

4. What are Lansing's arguments in favor of the New Jersey Plan?

5. Why are Patrick Henry and Sam Adams absent from the Convention?

6. What is the Committee of the Whole?

7. Why does the Convention remove the word "national" from the first Virginia Resolve?

8. In Chapter Eight, why does Bowen include an anecdote from Pierce's Reliques?

9. What is the difference between the European view of the forest and the American view of the forest?

10. Why is there a secrecy rule at the Convention?

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