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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 George Mason say he feared, in his argument on June 4?
(a) That government will degenerate into mob rule.
(b) That government will degenerate into a tool of businesses.
(c) That government will not have enough funding.
(d) That government will degenerate into monarchy.

2. Why did Mr. Wilson prefer the New Jersey Plan?
(a) Because it protected America from European influence.
(b) Because it provided multiple legislative houses.
(c) Because it provided for a standing army.
(d) Because it centralized power in the executive.

3. Delegates were trying to strike a balance in their decision about electing representatives for the House between what?
(a) Between East coast and southern power.
(b) Between ideals and practical applications.
(c) Between American and foreign power.
(d) Between federal and state power.

4. What did Alexander Hamilton propose in his speech?
(a) A standing army.
(b) Regulation of slavery.
(c) An executive-for-life.
(d) A Supreme Court.

5. What opinion bolstered Mr. Sherman's view about where election should take place?
(a) He believed that people could be trusted with self-governance.
(b) He believed in a strong democracy.
(c) He believed that the populace could be misled.
(d) He believed that small states needed equal representation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did delegates suggest would happen if state legislatures chose Representatives for the House?

2. What was the Great Compromise?

3. How much of the Virginia Plan was accepted?

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

5. What power was missing from the Articles?

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