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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 an entitlement.
(c) As a stepping stone.
(d) As a privilege.

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

3. Which bodies were the delegates considering as electors of Representatives in the House?
(a) State legislatures or the national senate.
(b) Special committees or state legislatures.
(c) Property owners or free men.
(d) The people or state legislatures.

4. What was the objection to constitutional monarchy at the constitutional convention?
(a) The Americans' distaste following the war.
(b) The possibility of a runaway executive.
(c) The threat of tyranny of the masses.
(d) The threat of mob rule.

5. What did all the delegates at the federal convention agree on?
(a) The importance of a strong central government.
(b) Government by consent.
(c) Laissez-faire economic policy.
(d) The rights of a king.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mr. Mason propose in his arguments of June 4?

2. What reason did delegates give for Senators being elected in state legislatures?

3. What were the delegates' intentions when they argued for election of Senators from state legislatures?

4. What was the dominant fear about the executive?

5. Which form of government includes a king whose powers are limited by a statement of the laws?

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