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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. Sherman advocate about executive veto power?
(a) He said that the executive should not have a veto.
(b) He said that the executive veto power should be limited.
(c) He said that the executive should have absolute veto.
(d) He said that the executive should have veto power over the legislature, but not the judiciary.

2. What did opponents to the suffrage limitation argue?
(a) That it was not right to allow uneducated people to vote.
(b) That it was not fair to prevent so many people from participating in government.
(c) That the people could not be trusted to choose their leaders.
(d) That universal suffrage would allow too many interests into politics.

3. What did James Wilson argue regarding the abolition of trial by jury at the federal level?
(a) He said that trial by military tribunal was just as fair.
(b) He said that there would not be many cases where this applied.
(c) He said it was not a general problem.
(d) He said that it would be compensated by strong protections at the state level.

4. Where else did the question of proposing limitations arise, besides the debate over suffrage?
(a) Qualifications for traveling abroad.
(b) Qualifications for holding office.
(c) Requirements for serving in the military.
(d) Qualifications for owning property.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What fear kept the delegates from approving the Constitution draft and going home?

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

3. What did Madison advocate concerning the election or appointment of the executive?

4. Who was DeWitt in reality?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who objected to the Constitution and why did they object?

6. What was dropped from the draft of the Constitution?

7. What position did "Centinel" take regarding the ratification of the Constitution?

8. What was Mr. Mason's objection to the Constitution?

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

10. How did Publius respond to Anti-Federalist concerns about tyranny in the Constitution?

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