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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did delegates argue that Senators should be elected in state legislatures?
(a) The government would be composed of professional politicians.
(b) The House of Representatives would be counter-balanced.
(c) The state legislatures would thereby gain power against the federal government.
(d) The states would therefore have an interest in preserving the federal government.

2. Delegates were trying to strike a balance in their decision about electing representatives for the House between what?
(a) Between federal and state power.
(b) Between American and foreign power.
(c) Between East coast and southern power.
(d) Between ideals and practical applications.

3. What did Madison say the country needed, in his letter to George Washington?
(a) A central coordinating committee.
(b) Short presidential terms.
(c) A charismatic leader.
(d) A dispassionate umpire.

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

5. What thoughts did Mr. Wilson express at the convention?
(a) Popular election will give people confidence in the government.
(b) Popular election will lead to a tyranny of the masses.
(c) Popular election will allow the people to mislead each other.
(d) Popular election will debase public discourse.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Where do delegates think that authority needs to originate in order to be legitimate?

5. Why did delegates argue for a small senate?

(see the answer key)

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