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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 the Southern economy rely on at the time of the constitutional convention?
(a) Expansion.
(b) Imports.
(c) State-to-state trade.
(d) Exports.

2. What was cut out when the Constitutional Convention doted down part of the Virginia Plan?
(a) Congress's ability to vote down state laws.
(b) Congress's ability to regulate interstate trade.
(c) Congress's ability to declare war.
(d) Congress's ability to impose state taxes.

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

4. What did Mr. Mason propose in his arguments of June 4?
(a) That there be two executives, like Roman consuls.
(b) That the executive be appointed by Congress.
(c) That the executive be chosen in popular elections.
(d) That there be an executive for each region.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did delegates debate on June 6?

2. What was the dominant fear about the executive?

3. What did the New Jersey Plan allow the federal government to do?

4. What was the benefit of adopting the resolution that was ultimately adopted?

5. What were Americans and Britons discussing a great deal during the 1770s?

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