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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 position did "Federal Farmer" take concerning the Constitution?
2. What alternative did "Federal Farmer" propose in his first letter?
3. What did the draft of the Constitution contain concerning slavery?
4. What did "Federal Farmer" say the framers of the Constitution ultimately wanted?
5. What compromise did the Northeast states reach with Georgia and South Carolina over slavery?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did the signing of the Constitution go?
2. What was DeWitt's position on ratification?
3. What was the Constitutional Convention's debate over the slave trade, and how was it resolved?
4. Describe Patrick Henry's second speech to the Virginia legislature.
5. What position did "Centinel" take regarding the ratification of the Constitution?
6. Describe James Wilson's speech.
7. What did "Brutus" argue concerning standing armies?
8. What were the different views on the question of ratification of the Constitution?
9. What was Mr. Mason's objection to the Constitution?
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
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?
Essay Topic 2
How did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention ensure separation of powers? What measures within the ratified Constitution created the checks and balances that would ensure separation of powers?
Essay Topic 3
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.
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