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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Madison say the country needed, in his letter to George Washington?
(a) A dispassionate umpire.
(b) Short presidential terms.
(c) A charismatic leader.
(d) A central coordinating committee.

2. What resolution was ultimately adopted?
(a) To allow the Supreme Court to decide which laws were supreme.
(b) To prevent the federal government from overriding state laws.
(c) To give federal laws supremacy over state laws.
(d) To give state laws independence from the federal legislature.

3. What did Randolph argue at the convention?
(a) That the states should be trusted with managing their own affairs.
(b) That the government needs to be strong to serve its purposes.
(c) That the Articles of Confederation were sufficient.
(d) That the Constitution would need to stress diplomacy with foreign nations.

4. Alexander Hamilton gave a speech that expressed what value?
(a) The value of low tariffs.
(b) The value of a strong federal government.
(c) The value of independent states.
(d) The value of abolishing slavery.

5. What did opponents of the resolution that was ultimately adopted think would be the consequence of adopting the proposal?
(a) That the states would have to band together to oppose the government.
(b) That the states would lose tax income to the federal government.
(c) That states would work by region to set their own laws and standards.
(d) That the states would be eradicated.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mr. Paterson argue about the New Jersey Plan?

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

3. What kind of political thought was flourishing in the 1770s in America?

4. Why did Mr. Wilson prefer the New Jersey Plan?

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

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