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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part II: Ratification of the Constitution, Chapters 31-34.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did delegates oppose in the Virginia Plan?
(a) Isolating America in the international community.
(b) Giving the states too much independence.
(c) Giving populous states too much influence.
(d) Increasing the federal government's power.

2. Where on the political spectrum were Alexander Hamilton's opinions?
(a) Closer to monarchy than democracy.
(b) Closer to anarchy than democracy.
(c) Closer to republicanism than democracy.
(d) Closer to democracy than republicanism.

3. Why did many delegates support one resolution to this question?
(a) To reduce the federal government's power.
(b) To cater to the states' needs.
(c) To avoid dissension.
(d) To limit the independence of the federal government.

4. Who was particularly concerned about the Virginia Plan?
(a) Southern states.
(b) Small states.
(c) Large states.
(d) Populous states.

5. What did the delegates debate concerning state laws?
(a) Whether the states could allow the death penalty.
(b) Whether state laws could govern inter-state trade.
(c) Whether the federal government could control state laws.
(d) Whether state laws could set precedent for federal laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did James Madison worry about concerning ratification in the states?

2. How did James Wilson address the absence of a Bill of Rights?

3. What did James Wilson argue concerning the Constitution's provision for a standing army?

4. How extensive were the changes the delegates made to the first draft of the Constitution?

5. Where else did the question of proposing limitations arise, besides the debate over suffrage?

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