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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 43-45, Appendices I and II.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Melancton Smith say about the number of representatives in Congress?
(a) He complained that with so many representatives, nothing would get done.
(b) He complained that there was no minimum number.
(c) He complained that with so many representatives, factions would evolve.
(d) He complained that the minimum number of representatives was too high.

2. What compromise did Melancton Smith object to in the Constitution?
(a) The Pinckney compromise.
(b) The Great Compromise.
(c) The Missouri compromise.
(d) The three-fifths compromise.

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

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

5. What did James Wilson argue concerning the question of taxation?
(a) He argued that the government would use tax money wisely.
(b) He argued that the European nations were taxed more heavily.
(c) He argued that it would result in better services.
(d) He argued that it was necessary.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Mr. Sherman argue concerning the question of whether the executive should be chosen by the legislature?

2. What was eliminated from the Constitution draft?

3. What argument did James Madison make concerning the fear of a centralized government?

4. Where did Mr. Gerry think the country's current troubles came from?

5. What was James Madison's feeling about the compromise?

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