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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote the introduction to this edition of "The Anti-Federalist Papers"?

2. What did the New Jersey Plan allow the federal government to do?

3. What did delegates oppose in the Virginia Plan?

4. What did Madison and Jefferson feel about Virginia?

5. What did the delegates argue concerning the question of whether the judiciary should be able to veto legislation?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the delegates' reaction to the New Jersey Plan.

2. What were some positions delegates took on the New Jersey Plan?

3. Why did Benjamin Franklin believe that government officers should not receive salaries?

4. What were the views on either side of the question of electing representatives?

5. What paradox does James Madison articulate about the need for a strong federal government?

6. What was the Great Compromise?

7. Which delegates took positions on the term and election of the federal executive and what were their positions?

8. What particular example of separation of powers did delegates argue over?

9. Who opposed the election of Senators by state legislatures, and why?

10. Why was constitutional monarchy unpopular?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Which of the later amendments to the Constitution were anticipated by delegates and critics of the Constitution during the ratification process? Describe the political and historical context that finally brought about the amendment. Why was 1787 the wrong time for the amendment?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the opposition to the ratification of the Constitution. What were the objections to the ratification of the Constitution? How unified were the opponents of ratification?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. What themes are constant between the two documents? What are the main differences? What themes survived the war and the Articles of Confederation?

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