Govt 3348 American Political Thought Test

What is the start date of the Constitutional Convention?

May 25, 1787

When is the end date of the Constitutional Convention?

September 17, 1787

How many Appointed Delegates were in the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

74 Appointed Delegates

How many delegates attended the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

55 attended the Convention

How many delegates stayed until the end of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

42 delegates stayed until the end

How many delegates signed in favor of the Constitution?

39 delegates signed the Constitution

Which state did NOT send delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

Rhode Island

Who presented the Virginia Plan?

Edmund Randolph

Who presented the New Jersey Plan?

William Patterson

Who brokered the Great/Connecticut Compromise that moved the convention forward?

Roger Sherman

Who are the five delegates who did not sign the Constitution?

1. Elbridge Gerry (MA)

2. George Mason (VA)

3. Edmund Randolph (VA)

4. Robert Yates (NY)

5. John Lansing (NY)

Who is considered the “Father of the Constitution?”

James Madison (VA)

What is the name of the first study James Madison prepared for the Constitutional Convention?

Notes on the Confederacy: Vices of the Political System of the United States

What is the name of the second study James Madison prepared for the Constitutional Convention?

Notes of Ancient and Modern Confederacies

Who were the two prominent men who were not at the Constitutional Convention?

Thomas Jefferson (Ambassador to France)

John Adams (Ambassador to England)

What is the first Article of the Constitution?

Legislature

What is the second Article of the Constitution?

Executive

What is the third Article of the Constitution?

Judiciary

What is the fourth Article of the Constitution?

States

What is the fifth Article of the Constitution?

Amendment

What is the sixth Article of the Constitution?

Supremacy Clause

What is the seventh Article of the Constitution?

Ratification

Who are some prominent Anti-Federalists?

George Clinton – NY (Cato)

Patrick Henry - VA

John Lansing – NY

George Mason – VA

Melancton Smith – NY (Federal Farmer)

Mercy Otis Warren – MA (A Columbian Patriot)

Robert Yates – NY (Brutus)

When and Where did the first Anti-Federalist Paper Appeared?

September 27, 1787 in Philadelphia

True or False: The first Anti-Federalist paper appeared 10 days after the Constitution was released to the public

True

When was the first Federalist Paper published?

October 27, 1787 (NY)

When was the last Federalist Paper published?

May 28, 1788 (NY)

What was the penname used by the authors of the Federalist Papers?

Publius

The name “Publius” is based on who?

Publius Valerius Publicola, helped overthrow the Roman Monarchy and established the Roman Republic.

Served as a consul and was beloved by the people/hill house episode

Who are the authors of the Federalist Papers?

1. James Madison (VA)

2. Alexander Hamilton (NY)

3. John Jay (NY)

How many essays did Hamilton write?

51 essays

How many essays did Madison write?

29 essays

How many essays did Jay write

5 essays

Federalist essays’ 1, 6-9, 11-13, 15-17, 21-36, 59-61, 65-85 were all written by?

Alexander Hamilton

Federalist essays’ 10, 14, 18-20, 37-58, 62-63 were all written by?

James Madison

Federalist essay’s 2-5, 64 were all written by?

John Jay

Federalist Papers 49-58, 62 and 63 are referred to as?

12 Once Disputed Papers

Who are the supposed authors of the 12 Once Disputed Papers?

Douglas Adair

Frederick Mosteller

David L. Wallace

Federalist Papers 1-14 focus on?

Necessity of a Strong Union

Federalist Papers 15-22 focus on?

Weaknesses of the Articles of Confederation

Federalist Papers 23-35 focus on?

Powers necessary for an Energetic Government

Federalist Papers 36-46 focus on?

Principles of Republican Government

Federalist Papers 47-51 focus on?

Separations of Powers

Federalist Papers 52-61 focus on?

The House of Representatives

Federalist Papers 62-66 focus on?

The Senate

Federalist Papers 67-77 focus on?

The Executive Branch

Federalist Papers 78-83 focus on?

The Judiciary

Federalist Paper 84 focuses on?

Why a Bill of Rights is Unnecessary and Dangerous

Federalist Paper 85 focuses on?

Summary and Ratification

Which Federalist Paper marks the end of the theory section and the beginning of the institutional section?

Federalist #52

Which are the five most famous Federalist Papers?

#10: Madison’s Theory of the Extended Republic

#39: Constitution is both National and Federal

#51: Separations of Power

#78: The Weak Judiciary

#84: No Bill of Rights is necessary

What was the name of the first bound edition of the Federalist Papers that is referred to by the name of the publishers?

The McLean Edition: by John and Archibald McLean

When was Volume 1 of the McLean edition published and how many essays did it contain?

March 22, 1788 (Contained the first 36 essays)

When was Volume 2 of the McLean edition published and how many essays did it contain?

May 28, 1788 (contained 37-77 plus 8 new essays)

What year was the French edition published?

1792

Which edition named the authors for the first time?

The French Edition (1792)

What year was the Hopkin’s edition published?

1802

Were the authors identified in the Hopkin’s edition?

No

What year was the publication released that was complied as “Works of Alexander Hamilton” and followed Hamilton’s list to match each essay to its respective authors?

1810

What year did the Jacob Gideon edition that uses Madison’s own copy of the Federalist Papers with notations to revise authorship of papers published?

1818

What was New York’s ratification vote of the Constitution Convention?

30-27 (for-against)

What was Delaware’s ratification vote of the Constitution convention?

30-0 (for-against)

What was Pennsylvania’s ratification vote of the Constitution convention?

46-23 (for-against)

What was New Jersey’s ratification vote of the Constitution convention?

38-0 (for-against)

What was Georgia’s ratification vote of the Constitution convention?

26-0 (for-against)

What was Connecticut’s ratification vote of the Constitution convention?

128-40 (for-against)

What was Massachusetts’s ratification vote of the Constitution convention?

187-168 (for-against)

What was Maryland’s ratification vote of the Constitution convention?

63-11 (for-against)

What was South Carolina’s ratification vote of the Constitution convention?

149-73 (for-against)

What was New Hampshire’s ratification vote of the Constitution convention?

57-47 (for-against)

What was Virginia’s ratification vote of the Constitution convention?

89-79 (for-against)

What was North Carolina’s ratification vote of the Constitution convention?

194-77 (Second Vote) (for-against)

What was Rhode Island’s ratification vote of the Constitution convention?

34-32 (for-against)

Which political theorist is invoked in both Federalists and Anti-Federalist as an expert on nature of republics and the separation of powers?

Montesquieu: The Spirit of the Laws (De L’Esprit des Lois

According to Madison in Federalist #10, what is the most common threat to republican government?

Factions

“a number of citizens, whether amounting to a minority or

majority of the whole, who are united and actuated by some common

impulse of passion, or of interest, adverse to the rights of other citizens,

or to the permanent and aggregate interests of the community." 

This is an example of what?

Factions

According to Madison in Federalist #48, which branch is the most dangerous and most likely to seek power?

The Legislative is “everywhere extending the sphere of its activity and

drawing all power into its impetuous vortex.”

What is considered by historians and political scientists to be the first “constitution” in North America?

The Fundamental Orders of Connecticut 1639

This document is often considered the first “seed” of constitutionalism planted in North America:

The Mayflower Compact (1620)

What is the oldest written constitution that is still in use today?

The Massachusetts Constitution of 1780

Who wrote the The Massachusetts Constitution of 1780

John Adams

What is the first  American national constitution?

The Articles of Confederation

Who was the primary author of the Articles of Confederation?

John Dickinson of Pennsylvania

In which city and state was a convention held to revise the Articles of Confederation?

Annapolis, Maryland (1786)

The Bill of Rights (Containing the first 10 Amendments) were added into the Constitution in what year?

1791

Federalist #1

Reflection and Choice

Federalist #2

We Are One People

Federalist #9
Federalist #9

Montesquieu on Republics

Federalist #10

Madison’s Extended Republic

Federalist #14

An American Republic

Federalist #15

Articles (of Confederation) are Broke

Federalist #39

Federal and National

Federalist #46

States Protect Liberty

Federalist #47

Definition of Tyranny

Federalist #51

Separation of Powers

Federalist #78

Court is Weak

Federalist #84

No Bill of Rights

“It has been frequently remarked that it seems to have been reserved

to the people of this country, by their conduct and example, to

decide the important question, whether societies of men are really

capable or not of establishing good government from reflection and

choice, or whether they are forever destined to depend for their

political constitutions on accident and force.”

Federalist #1

“A dangerous ambition more often lurks behind the specious mask of

zeal for the rights of the people than under the forbidden appearance

of zeal for the firmness and efficiency of government.”

Federalist #1

“Nothing is more certain than the indispensable necessity of

government, and it is equally undeniable, that whenever and

however it is instituted, the people must cede to it some of their

natural rights in order to vest it with requisite powers.”

Federalist #2