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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 17-20.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Madison and Jefferson feel about Virginia?
(a) That the executive was too weak.
(b) That international trade would solve its budget problems.
(c) That democracy restricted the leaders.
(d) That the taxation rates were too low.

2. What plan did James Madison favor?
(a) A state-centric plan.
(b) An isolationist plan.
(c) A federal plan.
(d) A diplomatic plan.

3. How many branches of government did Mr. Madison propose be elected?
(a) At least one.
(b) He proposed that all government positions should be elected.
(c) Two.
(d) Three.

4. What did Dr. Johnson advocate during the debate over federal power?
(a) Preserving state power.
(b) Reducing the size of the federal government.
(c) Centralizing power in the federal government.
(d) Instituting a Supreme Court.

5. What compromise did this body propose, between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?
(a) State representation in the upper house, and representation by person in the lower house.
(b) Missouri entered the union as a free state, and Texas as a slave state.
(c) The government would maintain a standing army, but not a big one.
(d) Supreme Court Judges would be appointed by the executive, but the Congress could override the appointment.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What opinion bolstered Mr. Sherman's view about where election should take place?

3. What was the benefit of adopting the resolution that was ultimately adopted?

4. Why did delegates argue for a small senate?

5. What position did "Publius" advocate?

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