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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. Which delegate is vehemently opposed to the clause in the Virginia Resolves that gives the national legislature authority to veto laws they judge improper?

2. During the events presented in Chapter 10, what issue concerns Mason?

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

4. In Chapter 10, which delegate makes a long speech about the lack of necessity for a Congress with two branches?

5. Which state sends the most delegates to the Convention?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the Virginia Resolves propose?

2. Why does Washington call sovereignty a "monster"?

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

4. What is the Committee of the Whole?

5. What does General Washington write about in his letters to people back home in Virginia?

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

7. Why is the Sherman Compromise important?

8. What characteristic and accomplishments make Rufus King the most impressive of the delegates from Massachusetts?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

By 1787, there are some distinctions between the viewpoints of Northern and Southern states. Identify three (3) issues where there are regional differences. Write a well-crafted essay that presents the regional perspectives on each each issue, identifying specific delegates and states if possible.

Essay Topic 3

Where does the power reside in the relationship between the people and the government? In a well-crafted essay, compare the way the Articles of Confederation, the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Constitution all answer that question. What are the reasons for the different responses? How is the final choice for the Constitution made?

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