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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. What did Mr. Pinckney think about slavery?
(a) That it was reprehensible.
(b) That it was the rock on which the nation could founder.
(c) That it was a practical matter of power.
(d) That it was morally legitimate.

2. What was Mr. Mason's fear about the Constitution as it was then drafted?
(a) He objected to the three-fifths compromise.
(b) He wanted a bill of rights.
(c) He feared that Congress did not have enough power to check the executive.
(d) He feared that his constituents would not ratify the draft.

3. What reason did Alexander Hamilton give for ratification of the Constitution?
(a) Good government needs to be energetic.
(b) Good government needs to be deliberative.
(c) Good government needs to be representative.
(d) Good government cannot compete with subordinate governments.

4. What did "Federal Farmer" say the framers of the Constitution ultimately wanted?
(a) To abolish the states.
(b) To tax the rich.
(c) To subdue slavery.
(d) To create monarchy.

5. Who was the "Federal Farmer"?
(a) Mr. Mason.
(b) Melancton Smith.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Horace DeWitt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What threat did Mr. Pinckney make if Congress has power to restrict the slave trade?

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

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

4. What powers did Mr. Mason argue the federal judiciary should not have?

5. What compromise did the Northeast states reach with Georgia and South Carolina over slavery?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the dissenters say after losing the ratification vote in the Pennsylvania convention?

2. What was added to the draft of the Constitution?

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

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

5. Describe Patrick Henry's second speech to the Virginia legislature.

6. What did "Brutus" argue concerning standing armies?

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

8. What was at issue as delegates debated the qualifications for suffrage?

9. What were the proposals for the requirements for citizenship?

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

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