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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What compromise did this body propose, between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
(a) Missouri entered the union as a free state, and Texas as a slave state.
(b) Supreme Court Judges would be appointed by the executive, but the Congress could override the appointment.
(c) The government would maintain a standing army, but not a big one.
(d) State representation in the upper house, and representation by person in the lower house.

3. Which bodies were the delegates considering as electors of Representatives in the House?
(a) Property owners or free men.
(b) State legislatures or the national senate.
(c) Special committees or state legislatures.
(d) The people or state legislatures.

4. What did delegates suggest would happen if state legislatures chose Representatives for the House?
(a) The people would revolt.
(b) The government would not be legitimate.
(c) State and federal powers would balance.
(d) The states would acquire too much power.

5. What kind of rulers did James Madison believe the country needed?
(a) Wise, virtuous individuals.
(b) Innocent, smart individuals.
(c) Old world aristocrats.
(d) Leaders with frontier experience.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of representation did James Madison advocate?

2. Which constituents did Dr. Johnson want to placate with the plan he advocated?

3. What did James Madison recommend for the appointment of Supreme Court Justices?

4. What did the draft of the Constitution contain concerning slavery?

5. What did the Virginia Plan propose to do to the Articles?

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