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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 29-30.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the delegates debate concerning state laws?
(a) Whether state laws could govern inter-state trade.
(b) Whether state laws could set precedent for federal laws.
(c) Whether the states could allow the death penalty.
(d) Whether the federal government could control state laws.

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

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

4. What reason did delegates give for Senators being elected in state legislatures?
(a) They would have the contacts they needed within the state.
(b) They would therefore be men of character.
(c) They would already know the laws.
(d) They would therefore be essentially promoted from within.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What theory was flourishing in the 1770s in America?

2. What powers did Mr. Mason argue the Congress should not have?

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

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

5. What were Americans concluding by the 1780s?

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