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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. What was the objection to constitutional monarchy at the constitutional convention?

2. What was the dominant fear about the executive?

3. What did Gouverneur Morris argue concerning the question of whether the executive should be chosen by the legislature?

4. Which form of government includes a king whose powers are limited by a statement of the laws?

5. What did Alexander Hamilton want to protect the executive from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What were the forms of government being considered at the Constitutional Convention?

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

3. In what ways were delegates afraid of executive power?

4. Name three or more delegates and describe their attitudes toward popular rule.

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

6. What were the delegates' positions on the question of Senatorial term limits?

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

8. Where did the Federalist Papers come from?

9. Why was democracy unpopular?

10. What was an argument for electing Senators in state legislatures?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

James Madison argued that the government needed wise and virtuous leaders. Debate whether a politician needs to have personal wisdom and virtue, or whether the state can use their talents regardless of their personal qualities so long as they are good leaders.

Essay Topic 2

What was the heart of the opposition between Federalists and Anti-federalists? Using three or four key issues, describe the fundamental differences between Federalists and Anti-federalists.

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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