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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 Mr. Williamson advocate for the term length on the election or appointment of the executive?

2. What did the draft of the Constitution contain concerning slavery?

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

4. What reason did Alexander Hamilton give for ratification of the Constitution?

5. What did the Pennsylvania dissenters recommend to the Constitutional Convention?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Mr. Mason's objection to the Constitution?

2. What did the dissenters say after losing the ratification vote in the Pennsylvania convention?

3. What positions did the delegates take on the election of the executive?

4. What were the proposals for the requirements for citizenship?

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

6. Describe James Wilson's speech.

7. What was John DeWitt's argument regarding the will of the people?

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

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

10. Describe Patrick Henry's second speech to the Virginia legislature.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How was the Bill of Rights created? Why was it not included in the original draft of the Constitution? Who called for it, and how was it arrived at? How did it change the nature of the Constitution?

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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