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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 35-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Madison and Jefferson want to do about judges?
(a) Subject them to elections.
(b) Review their judgments in the Congress.
(c) Allow them independence in their rulings.
(d) Protect them from popular politics.

2. What was Mr. Mason's fear about the Constitution as it was then drafted?
(a) He wanted a bill of rights.
(b) He feared that his constituents would not ratify the draft.
(c) He feared that Congress did not have enough power to check the executive.
(d) He objected to the three-fifths compromise.

3. What did James Madison argue during the argument over representation by person or by state?
(a) The populace would not be served by state representatives.
(b) The ruling classes would benefit by representation by state.
(c) Popular sovereignty argued for representation by person.
(d) Fairness argued for representation by state.

4. What thoughts did Mr. Madison express on the topic of elections during debate at the convention?
(a) He said that elections could be bought too easily to be trusted.
(b) He said that elections are essential for free government.
(c) He said that elections are a step in dissolving government.
(d) He said that elections are too important to trust to the people.

5. What did Gouverneur Morris advocate about executive veto power?
(a) He said that the executive should have absolute veto.
(b) He said that the executive should have veto power over the legislature, but not the judiciary.
(c) He said that the executive veto itself should be able to be overridden.
(d) He said that the executive should not have a veto.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Edmund Randolph present to the delegates?

2. What did Benjamin Franklin say about supporters of the residency requirement for citizenship?

3. What theory was flourishing in the 1770s in America?

4. What powers did Mr. Mason argue the federal judiciary should not have?

5. How would government service be seen if government officers did not receive salaries, in the opinion of the man who proposed this?

(see the answer key)

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