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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 did Madison stress in his letter to George Washington?
(a) The need for representation by population.
(b) The need for representation by state and region.
(c) The need for high taxes to pay for federal army and government.
(d) The need for restraints on popular sentiment.

2. What did delegates debate on June 6?
(a) How to declare war.
(b) How to limit the executive's power.
(c) How to appoint judges.
(d) How to elect members of the House.

3. What was James Madison's feeling about the compromise?
(a) He felt that the convention was striking the right balance.
(b) He felt that the convention was sacrificing justice for the small states.
(c) He felt that the convention was sacrificing federalism to distributed power.
(d) He felt that the convention was sacrificing large states to small states.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What thoughts did Mr. Madison express on the topic of elections during debate at the convention?

2. What were the delegates' intentions when they argued for election of Senators from state legislatures?

3. What were the delegates debating in Chapter 3?

4. What did Mr. Sherman argue concerning the question of whether the executive should be chosen by the legislature?

5. Delegates were trying to strike a balance in their decision about electing representatives for the House between what?

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