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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did George Mason say he feared, in his argument on June 4?
(a) That government will degenerate into mob rule.
(b) That government will degenerate into a tool of businesses.
(c) That government will not have enough funding.
(d) That government will degenerate into monarchy.

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

3. How did the New Jersey Plan resolve the question of the relationship of state laws to federal laws?
(a) It gave the states priority in matters of trade, but the federal government priority in military matters.
(b) State laws could still take precedence.
(c) Congressional laws were still the law of the land.
(d) The Supreme Court would decide on a state-by-state basis which laws took precedence.

4. Where did Mr. Gerry think the country's current troubles came from?
(a) Too little religion.
(b) Too little representation in government.
(c) Too much democracy.
(d) Too much foreign influence.

5. What was James Wilson calling for in his speech to the Pennsylvania legislature?
(a) Judiciary oversight of the executive.
(b) Ratification of the Constitution.
(c) States rights.
(d) Revision of the Constitution.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Mr. Wilson's feeling about the compromise?

2. What was the Great Compromise?

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

4. How did Benjamin Franklin interpret the symbol on the President's chair?

5. What must the government use its power to protect the people from, in James Madison's opinion?

(see the answer key)

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