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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 35-38.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did James Madison worry about concerning ratification in the states?
(a) The federal government would be powerless without unanimous ratification.
(b) The states could sink the ratification process.
(c) The states might not act in the national interest.
(d) The states could hold the federal government hostage with no votes.

3. What imbalance gave James Madison cause for worry about ratification in the states?
(a) The disparity between Northern and Southern state interests.
(b) The disparity between East Coast states and frontier territories.
(c) The disparity between landowners and laborers.
(d) The disparity between national and state interests.

4. What did Benjamin Franklin advocate in a speech?
(a) Sending the Constitution back to committee.
(b) Signing the Constitution.
(c) Sending the Constitution to the states for ratification.
(d) Revising the Constitution one more time.

5. What did Massachusetts, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island propose during their ratification discussions?
(a) Abolition of slavery.
(b) Abolition of alcohol.
(c) A bill of rights.
(d) Regulation of state laws.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Madison argue for in his letter to George Washington?

2. Which form of government includes a representative government without hereditary privilege?

3. How did Patrick Henry describe fear?

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

5. What did "Centinel" argue on the danger of a centralized government?

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