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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 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 did Virginia propose in its ratification process?
(a) An amendment that would recognize the right of resistance.
(b) An amendment that would recognize the freedom of speech.
(c) An amendment that would allow citizens to bear arms.
(d) An amendment that would limit the government's ability to tax the people.

3. What complaints were lodged against the proposal to elect Senators in state legislatures?
(a) It would create a plutocracy.
(b) It would dissipate federal power among the states.
(c) It would give too much power to large states.
(d) It would over-represent the small states.

4. Where did Mr. Sherman say election should take place?
(a) In the Electoral College.
(b) In the state legislatures.
(c) Among sitting representatives.
(d) In the popular polls.

5. What did Mr. Pinckney think about slavery?
(a) That it was the rock on which the nation could founder.
(b) That it was morally legitimate.
(c) That it was a practical matter of power.
(d) That it was reprehensible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which party did James Wilson belong to?

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

3. What does James Madison argue on the question of suffrage?

4. What did the Virginia Plan propose to do to the Articles?

5. What was the Great Compromise?

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