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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. How did the New Jersey Plan resolve the question of the relationship of state laws to federal laws?
(a) The Supreme Court would decide on a state-by-state basis which laws took precedence.
(b) State laws could still take precedence.
(c) Congressional laws were still the law of the land.
(d) It gave the states priority in matters of trade, but the federal government priority in military matters.

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

3. What did James Wilson argue regarding the abolition of trial by jury at the federal level?
(a) He said it was not a general problem.
(b) He said that it would be compensated by strong protections at the state level.
(c) He said that trial by military tribunal was just as fair.
(d) He said that there would not be many cases where this applied.

4. What resolution was ultimately adopted?
(a) To give state laws independence from the federal legislature.
(b) To prevent the federal government from overriding state laws.
(c) To allow the Supreme Court to decide which laws were supreme.
(d) To give federal laws supremacy over state laws.

5. What did Alexander Hamilton propose in his speech?
(a) Regulation of slavery.
(b) A standing army.
(c) An executive-for-life.
(d) A Supreme Court.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did delegates oppose in the Virginia Plan?

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

3. What did opponents to the suffrage limitation argue?

4. Who was DeWitt in reality?

5. What was DeWitt arguing against in his essays?

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