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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. Who is Edmund Randolph?
2. Which delegate is vehemently opposed to the clause in the Virginia Resolves that gives the national legislature authority to veto laws they judge improper?
3. Where does the Convention meet?
4. What convenience is just becoming fashionable at the time of the Convention?
5. What do the Virginia delegates do before a quorum of states arrive?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does the report of the Annapolis Commission lead to the meeting of the Convention?
2. What evidence does Bowen provide to show that the Convention delegates do not intend to reform society, but to create a government for society as it existed?
3. What are Lansing's arguments in favor of the New Jersey Plan?
4. What is the relationship between France and America during the period of the Convention?
5. Why is it significant that the Constitution ultimately requires no property qualifications for those who govern the country?
6. What arguments do James Madison present in his rebuttal of the New Jersey plan?
7. Why is Washington concerned about the Society of the Cincinnati meeting in Philadelphia at the same time as the Convention?
8. What does James Wilson mean by his statement that Federal liberty is to states what civil liberty is to individuals?
9. Why does Washington call sovereignty a "monster"?
10. What do the delegates do when the Convention is not in session?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
George Washington, Alexander Hamilton, and Benjamin Franklin are all well-known figures in American history. Choose two of these men and write a well-crafted essay that describes their role or roles at the Convention and their impact on the final Constitution. Include a discussion of how each man is viewed by his contemporaries, being careful to support your work with evidence from Bowen's book or contemporary source.
Essay Topic 2
The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan are both proposed during the Convention discussion. Discuss how each of these treats the issue of representation, and compare their proposed solutions to the plan for representation presented in the final Constitution.
Essay Topic 3
Some people say that money makes the world go around. Write a well-crafted essay that details how economics and finance, including issues of trade and commerce, impact the Convention and the final Constitution.
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