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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Who Shall Ratify? The People or the States?.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which delegate is vehemently opposed to the clause in the Virginia Resolves that gives the national legislature authority to veto laws they judge improper?
(a) James Wilson.
(b) John Dickenson.
(c) Elbridge Gerry.
(d) Patrick Henry.

2. Which issue tie up the Convention proceedings for days?
(a) How states are to be represented in Congress.
(b) How states are to be governed.
(c) How states elect members of the Senate.
(d) How states are allowed to veto Congressional decisions.

3. What is the last major issue Convention delegates consider?
(a) The way the states are represented in the new legislature.
(b) The procedure for electing a President.
(c) The way the Constitution is ratified.
(d) The method for electing state legislatures.

4. What are foreign visitors to America surprised they don't see more frequently?
(a) Forests and trees.
(b) Poverty among white men.
(c) Deer and wild life.
(d) Slaves.

5. In Chapter Seven, which delegate is identified as "not consulted" on the vote to grant the national legislature veto power over all laws they deem improper?
(a) Pierce Butler.
(b) George Mason.
(c) Edmund Randolph.
(d) George Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two types of documents do Convention delegates have to guide their discussion of states' rights?

2. Who creates a dictionary to capitalize on the uniqueness of the American language?

3. Where does the Constitution go after it is signed in Philadelphia?

4. Which delegate makes the motion that an address to the people accompanies the Constitution?

5. Which delegate wishes to establish a national university supported by Congress?

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