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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was "Brutus"?
(a) Melancton Smith.
(b) Robert Yates, probably.
(c) A Massachusetts anti-Federalist.
(d) No one knows for sure.

2. What is the current residency requirement for citizenship?
(a) American birth.
(b) 10 years residence.
(c) 7 years residence.
(d) 4 years residence.

3. How did Benjamin Franklin interpret the symbol on the President's chair?
(a) He saw it as a tree withstanding the storms.
(b) He saw it as a sun rising over the republic.
(c) He saw it as a predator subduing its enemies.
(d) He saw it as a symbol of commerce.

4. What did Rhode Island propose to ban?
(a) Checks and balances.
(b) Restrictions on inter-state trade.
(c) Standing armies in peacetime.
(d) Political contributions from businesses.

5. What symbol did Benjamin Franklin remark on, on the President's chair?
(a) A pine tree.
(b) An ocean and a ship.
(c) A sun painted on the back.
(d) An eagle on the seat.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did "Federal Farmer" say the framers of the Constitution ultimately wanted?

2. What did James Wilson argue concerning the question of taxation?

3. Which party did James Wilson belong to?

4. What did Mr. Sherman advocate about executive veto power?

5. What was Mr. Mason's fear about the Constitution as it was then drafted?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Massachusetts, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island recommend after their ratification conventions?

2. What were the different views on the question of ratification of the Constitution?

3. What was James Madison's position on the election of the executive?

4. How did the signing of the Constitution go?

5. What were the "Federal Farmer's" arguments regarding ratification?

6. What did "Brutus" argue on the problem of representation in a large country?

7. Describe Patrick Henry's first speech to the Virginia legislature.

8. What was John DeWitt's argument regarding the will of the people?

9. What was Mr. Gerry's objection to the Constitution?

10. What positions did the delegates take on the election of the executive?

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