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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 Randolph argue at the convention?
(a) That the Articles of Confederation were sufficient.
(b) That the states should be trusted with managing their own affairs.
(c) That the government needs to be strong to serve its purposes.
(d) That the Constitution would need to stress diplomacy with foreign nations.

2. What were the delegates debating in Chapter 3?
(a) The election of Senators.
(b) The election of the President.
(c) The appointment of judges.
(d) The election of the House of Representatives.

3. What was the objection to democracy at the constitutional convention?
(a) The problems with devising a scheme of representation.
(b) The threat of mob rule.
(c) The danger of foreign influence.
(d) The threat of concentrated executive power.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Americans concluding by the 1780s?

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

3. What did Madison and Jefferson want to do about judges?

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

5. What power was missing from the Articles?

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