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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 vote tally when the Pennsylvania Convention voted on the Constitution?

2. What was Mr. Gerry's fear regarding the ratification of the Constitution?

3. What fear kept the delegates from approving the Constitution draft and going home?

4. What method of ratification did Mason and Madison advocate?

5. What compromise did Mr. Gerry want to reject regarding the ratification of the Constitution?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What were the "Federal Farmer's" arguments regarding ratification?

4. How did Publius respond to Anti-Federalist concerns about tyranny in the Constitution?

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

6. What was Mr. Gerry's objection to the Constitution?

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

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

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

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

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

The Constitution was the result of a great deal of negotiation. What other opposition was there, besides the opposition between Federalists and Anti-Federalists? What parties found themselves in opposition? How did they resolve their opposition, and were their methods of compromise similar to the Great Compromise.

Essay Topic 3

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

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