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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to the motion not to give government officers salaries?
(a) It was killed in committee.
(b) It was rejected as impractical.
(c) It was tabled to be voted on later.
(d) It was rejected as too aristocratic.

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

3. What did James Madison support?
(a) A system of checks and balances.
(b) Strong state governments.
(c) A government of businesses.
(d) A strong federal government.

4. What theory was flourishing in the 1770s in America?
(a) The theory of intelligent design.
(b) The theory of free trade and open markets.
(c) The theory of institutional design.
(d) The theory of evolution.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What were Americans concluding by the 1780s?

2. How many branches of government did Mr. Madison propose be elected?

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

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

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

(see the answer key)

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