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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 "Publius" argue regarding the fear of a centralized government?

2. Which committee recommendation did not make it into the Constitution?

3. What position did "Federal Farmer" take concerning the Constitution?

4. What did "Centinel" argue on the danger of a centralized government?

5. What did "Federal Farmer" complain about in his second letter?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were the different views on the question of ratification of the Constitution?

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

4. Describe Patrick Henry's first speech to the Virginia legislature.

5. How did the signing of the Constitution go?

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

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

8. What was the Constitutional Convention's debate over the slave trade, and how was it resolved?

9. Describe James Wilson's speech.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How did the Constitutional Convention protect states' rights? Discuss three issues as evidence of the Constitutional Convention's protection of the states.

Essay Topic 3

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

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