View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Federal versus National. The Two Supremes. The City of Philadelphia..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is Washington's aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War?
(a) Gerry.
(b) Madison.
(c) King.
(d) Hamilton.

2. Which state comes prepared to oppose proportional representation?
(a) Delaware.
(b) New York.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) New Jersey.

3. What motion does the Committee of the Whole approve before they adjourn on the last day of May?
(a) The motion that the President should be elected by popular vote.
(b) The motion that the President should be elected for life.
(c) The motion that the national legislature should have two branches.
(d) The motion that the national legislature should have three branches.

4. When the Convention opens, in which city is Congress meeting?
(a) Boston.
(b) New York City.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Trenton, New Jersey.

5. Which "firebrands" of the American Revolution are absent from the Convention?
(a) Patrick Henry and Sam Adams.
(b) George Washington and Patrick Henry.
(c) Sam Adams and Alexander Hamilton.
(d) Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question is considered at the first Saturday meeting of the quorum?

2. Where does the Convention meet?

3. What do the Virginia delegates do before a quorum of states arrive?

4. Who is Robert Morris?

5. Which delegate is elected chairman of the Committee of the Whole?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 290 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample