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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-16.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did a legitimate government require, in James Madison's opinion?
(a) Aristocrats.
(b) Freedom from debt.
(c) Direct democracy.
(d) A strong military.

3. What kind of representation did James Madison advocate?
(a) Representation by person.
(b) Representation by state size.
(c) Representation by state.
(d) Representation by revenue.

4. What did Mr. Sherman argue during the debate over the length of Senatorial term-lengths?
(a) Long terms will preserve continuity in government.
(b) Short terms create perpetual campaigns.
(c) Short terms allow bad rulers to be removed.
(d) Long terms allow leaders to learn on the job.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mr. Sherman say election should take place?

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

3. What was the objection to democracy at the constitutional convention?

4. What did William Paterson offer the convention?

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

(see the answer key)

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