This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Congressional Veto. Proportional Representation. The Delegates Write Home..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which delegate opens the Convention's "main business"?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Edmund Randolph.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

2. What is the ever-present danger delegates do not discuss?
(a) The Convention dissolving and the project being abandoned.
(b) None of the New York delegates return once they leave.
(c) There is never a quorum of delegates.
(d) The choice of a single executive reminding people of the British monarchy.

3. In Chapter Six, the Convention delegates decide the members of the National Senate are to be chosen by which procedure?
(a) Election by popular vote.
(b) Appointment by state legislatures.
(c) Appointment by the Chief Executive.
(d) Election by current members of the Congress.

4. What metaphor does John Dickinson use to describe his view of American government?
(a) A solar system with the sun representing the central government.
(b) A machine, with the parts representing the legislative body.
(c) A family, with the father representing the chief executive.
(d) A farm, with the farmer representing the central government.

5. What is important about the reading of state credentials?
(a) Reading the state credentials give everyone a chance to get used to the regional differences in speech and accent.
(b) The state credentials allow the delegates to introduce themselves, because they are all strangers.
(c) Reading the state credentials make the actions legal under the Articles of Confederation.
(d) The state credentials reveal signs of the way the states are thinking at the start of the discussion.