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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. On May 30th, what amendment to the Virginia Resolves is proposed by Randolph?
(a) Change from the Convention to the Committee of the Whole.
(b) Change from a supreme power to a federal government.
(c) Change from a federal to a national government.
(d) Change from federal government to a democracy.

2. In Chapter 10, which delegate makes a long speech about the lack of necessity for a Congress with two branches?
(a) Luther Martin.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) George Washington.
(d) James Madison.

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

4. Why is Thomas Jefferson absent from the Convention?
(a) He is in Paris arranging treaties and dealing with foreign governments.
(b) He is in London arranging treaties and dealing with foreign governments.
(c) He is in New York, meeting with Congress.
(d) He does not want to leave his farm in Virginia.

5. What is the significance of May 25th?
(a) That is the day the Convention officially opens.
(b) That is the day George Washington arrives.
(c) That is the day the delegates from Virginia arrive.
(d) That is the day the Virginia Resolves are presented.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which delegate writes and publishes Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British colonies?

2. What do delegates see if they visit Carpenters' Hall?

3. In Chapter 11, which delegate reminds the Convention that because the states are commercial, they continue to be engaged in European politics?

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

5. Which delegate chairs the committee that writes the Articles of Confederation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it significant that the Constitution ultimately requires no property qualifications for those who govern the country?

2. What are the terms of Hamilton's plan for a republican government?

3. Why is there an argument over the issue of a single executive?

4. What does James Wilson mean by his statement that Federal liberty is to states what civil liberty is to individuals?

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

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

7. Why does Madison believe popular ratification of the Constitution is essential?

8. What do the delegates do when the Convention is not in session?

9. What rules do Convention delegates agree upon?

10. Under the Articles of Confederation, what are some of the weaknesses of government?

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