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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 was James Madison's feeling about the compromise?
(a) He felt that the convention was sacrificing large states to small states.
(b) He felt that the convention was sacrificing federalism to distributed power.
(c) He felt that the convention was striking the right balance.
(d) He felt that the convention was sacrificing justice for the small states.

2. Where do delegates think that authority needs to originate in order to be legitimate?
(a) The poor.
(b) The merchants.
(c) The landowners.
(d) The people.

3. What did all the delegates at the federal convention agree on?
(a) Laissez-faire economic policy.
(b) Government by consent.
(c) The rights of a king.
(d) The importance of a strong central government.

4. What was Mr. Mason's fear regarding the House of Representatives?
(a) He feared that it would not be able to compete with the Senate.
(b) He feared that it did not have enough power to combat the executive.
(c) He feared that it was not truly representative.
(d) He feared that it would be run by illiterate farmers.

5. Who proposed that government officers not receive salaries?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) George Washington.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

Short Answer Questions

1. How would government service be seen if government officers did not receive salaries, in the opinion of the man who proposed this?

2. What symbol did Benjamin Franklin remark on, on the President's chair?

3. What limitation did delegates try to place on suffrage?

4. What position did "Publius" advocate?

5. What did the delegates debate concerning state laws?

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