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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which constituents did Dr. Johnson want to placate with the plan he advocated?
(a) The upper classes.
(b) Foreign diplomats.
(c) Small states.
(d) Federalists.

2. 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.

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

4. Why did delegates argue that Senators should be elected in state legislatures?
(a) The state legislatures would thereby gain power against the federal government.
(b) The government would be composed of professional politicians.
(c) The House of Representatives would be counter-balanced.
(d) The states would therefore have an interest in preserving the federal government.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do delegates think that authority needs to originate in order to be legitimate?

2. What is the current residency requirement for citizenship?

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

4. What power was missing from the Articles?

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

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