In the weeks before the Constitutional Convention in 1787, even James Madison had ______.

a. given great consideration to the office of president
b. defended a strong national executive
c. worked out few specifics for the “national executive”
d. devised a strong and well-organized executive structure

c. worked out few specifics for the “national executive”

Political Science

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Which of the following was not a component of Woodrow Wilson’s “Fourteen Points” speech?

a. Freedom of the seas b. Self-government c. Ability to conduct diplomacy in secret d. Open markets

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What did many state delegates demand in return for their vote to ratify the Constitution?

a. The adoption of a Bill of Rights b. Weakening the federal government’s power to tax c. Dissolving proposed federal courts d. The abolition of slavery

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