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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part I: The Federal Convention of 1787, Chapter 1-4.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which form of government includes a king whose powers are limited by a statement of the laws?
(a) Representative democracy.
(b) Constitutional monarchy.
(c) Empire.
(d) Republic.

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

4. How many branches of government did Mr. Madison propose be elected?
(a) He proposed that all government positions should be elected.
(b) Two.
(c) At least one.
(d) Three.

5. What did Madison argue for in his letter to George Washington?
(a) Independence of states to coin money.
(b) The supremacy of national laws over states' laws.
(c) Restraints against a supreme national legislature.
(d) Independence of states to make laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. What power was missing from the Articles?

2. What was the dominant fear about the executive?

3. How did the South want the Constitution to regulate trade?

4. What did all the delegates at the federal convention agree on?

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

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