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

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

3. What did Edmund Randolph present to the delegates?
(a) The Virginia Plan.
(b) Articles of Confederation.
(c) The New Jersey Plan.
(d) The Great Compromise.

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

5. Which form of government includes direct voting by the people?
(a) Oligarchy.
(b) Representative democracy.
(c) Republic.
(d) Constitutional monarchy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Madison say the country needed, in his letter to George Washington?

2. Where did Mr. Gerry think the country's current troubles came from?

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

4. What did James Madison support?

5. What did Mr. Mason support at the convention?

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