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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What were Americans and Britons discussing a great deal during the 1770s?
(a) Warfare against the Native Americans.
(b) The Massachusetts charter.
(c) Political thought and theory.
(d) Warfare against the French.

3. What opinion bolstered Mr. Sherman's view about where election should take place?
(a) He believed that people could be trusted with self-governance.
(b) He believed that the populace could be misled.
(c) He believed that small states needed equal representation.
(d) He believed in a strong democracy.

4. What kind of political thought was flourishing in the 1770s in America?
(a) Conservative political thought.
(b) Aristocratic political thought.
(c) Radical political thought.
(d) Practical political thought.

5. How would government service be seen if government officers did not receive salaries, in the opinion of the man who proposed this?
(a) As a duty.
(b) As a stepping stone.
(c) As a privilege.
(d) As an entitlement.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which bodies were the delegates considering as electors of Representatives in the House?

2. What would happen if government officers did not receive salaries, in the opinion of the man who proposed this?

3. What did Edmund Randolph present to the delegates?

4. What was cut out when the Constitutional Convention doted down part of the Virginia Plan?

5. What did Madison and Jefferson feel about Virginia?

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