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1:  What is The Federalist?

a. A novel

b. A series of proposals

c. A collection of newspaper articles

d. A historical account
2:  Who is thought to have authored the majority of The Federalist?

a. Alexander Hamilton

b. James Madison

c. John Jay

d. Thomas Jefferson
3:  Who drafted the original resolution that led to the Declaration of Independence?

a. Patrick Henry

b. Sam Adams

c. Richard Henry Lee

d. Benjamin Franklin
4:  Eventually, James Madison lost faith in a one party system, and helped organize which political party to compete with the Federalists?

a. Democrat

b. Republican

c. Whig

d. Democratic-Republican
5:  The Federalist decreed that the president would have the power to pardon any offender accept

a. prisoners of war.

b. other elected representatives.

c. those found guilty in an impeachment trial.

d. those found guilty of treason.
6:  Who suggested that the Constitution could be amended whenever two of the three branches of government called a convention to "correct breaches of it?"

a. James Madison

b. Alexander Hamilton

c. Thomas Jefferson

d. John Jay
7:  Which of the authors acknowledged that the Constitution was not perfect, but as good as it could be given the circumstances.

a. James Madison

b. Alexander Hamilton

c. Thomas Jefferson

d. John Jay
8:  Which of the authors argued that the cost of operating a national government would be less if the country was united?

a. Alexander Hamilton

b. John Jay

c. Sam Adams

d. George Washington
9:  Which was the first chapter supposedly authored by James Madison?

a. 10

b. 15

c. 22

d. 34
10:  Which author argued that if the states didn't unite or formed too many Confederacies on the continent, they would soon be at war with each other?

a. John Jay

b. Alexander Hamilton

c. James Madison

d. Both A and B
11:  How many articles, or chapters, did The Federalist contain?

a. 35

b. 85

c. 78

d. 46
12:  Which author is credited with the following: Government is indispensable and "the people must cede to it some of their natural rights."

a. Thomas Jefferson

b. Alexander Hamilton

c. John Jay

d. Benjamin Franklin
13:  What pseudonym did the authors use when writing The Federalist?

a. Pluribus

b. Proteus

c. Publius

d. Caesar
14:  True or False: It was Thomas Jefferson who steadfastly believed that authorship of The Federalist should remain a secret.

a. True

b. False
15:  True or False: At this time of its publication, The Federalist was the only publication supporting the Federalist cause.

a. True

b. False


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