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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 were supporters of the residency requirement for citizenship afraid of?
(a) They were afraid that uneducated people would vote in large numbers.
(b) They were afraid that the states would be able to suppress immigrant votes.
(c) They were afraid that the national interest would be subverted by foreigners.
(d) They were afraid that immigrants would send too much money back to their homelands.

2. Where did Mr. Sherman say election should take place?
(a) In the Electoral College.
(b) Among sitting representatives.
(c) In the state legislatures.
(d) In the popular polls.

3. What did Madison argue for in his letter to George Washington?
(a) The supremacy of national laws over states' laws.
(b) Restraints against a supreme national legislature.
(c) Independence of states to coin money.
(d) Independence of states to make laws.

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

5. What did George Mason argue in the debate of June 4?
(a) He argued for an appointed executive.
(b) He argued for a unified executive.
(c) He argued for an elected executive.
(d) He argued against a unified executive.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did James Madison argue during the argument over representation by person or by state?

2. What did Mr. Mason propose in his arguments of June 4?

3. What was the original proposal for the residency requirement for citizenship?

4. What did a legitimate government require, in James Madison's opinion?

5. What compromise did the Northeast states reach with Georgia and South Carolina over slavery?

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