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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 did Madison and Jefferson feel about Virginia?

2. Who was particularly concerned about the Virginia Plan?

3. Alexander Hamilton gave a speech that expressed what value?

4. How did the New Jersey Plan resolve the question of the relationship of state laws to federal laws?

5. What opinion bolstered Mr. Sherman's view about where election should take place?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How was the New Jersey Plan an alternative to the Virginia Plan?

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

4. What did delegates object to in the Virginia Plan?

5. What was Alexander Hamilton's argument about the need for a central government?

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

7. How did Congress vote on the question of whether Congress should have the ability to veto state laws that violate national laws?

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

9. What was the heart of the opposition between Federalists and Anti-federalists?

10. Why was democracy unpopular?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How did the Constitution change between its first draft after being compiled, and the final draft that was ratified by the states?

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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