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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did James Madison argue government legitimacy came from?
(a) The power of the government.
(b) The political process itself.
(c) The righteousness of laws.
(d) Consent of the governed.

2. Where do delegates think that authority needs to originate in order to be legitimate?
(a) The poor.
(b) The people.
(c) The merchants.
(d) The landowners.

3. What reason did delegates give for Senators being elected in state legislatures?
(a) They would therefore be essentially promoted from within.
(b) They would therefore be men of character.
(c) They would already know the laws.
(d) They would have the contacts they needed within the state.

4. What did George Mason say he feared, in his argument on June 4?
(a) That government will degenerate into monarchy.
(b) That government will degenerate into a tool of businesses.
(c) That government will not have enough funding.
(d) That government will degenerate into mob rule.

5. What was the original proposal for the residency requirement for citizenship?
(a) American birth.
(b) 2 years residence.
(c) 14 years residence.
(d) 7 years residence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason did Mr. Mason give for the view he presented at the convention?

2. What did George Mason argue in the debate of June 4?

3. What must the government use its power to protect the people from, in James Madison's opinion?

4. What did Mr. Sherman advocate about executive veto power?

5. What opinion bolstered Mr. Sherman's view about where election should take place?

(see the answer key)

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