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

2. Who writes that Rhode Island's absence from the Convention is insignificant in the face of the stated unity of the delegates?
(a) Dr. Benjamin Rush.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Thomas Jefferson.
(d) Dr. Benjamin Franklin.

3. Which delegate is born in Scotland and signs the Declaration of Independence?
(a) James Wilson.
(b) Pierce Butler.
(c) John Dickinson.
(d) John Rutledge.

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

5. Which delegate chairs the committee that writes the Articles of Confederation?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) James Madison.
(c) John Dickinson.
(d) James Wilson.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Five, what situation does Madison feel is "peculiarly embarrassing"?

2. Which state sends the most delegates to the Convention?

3. Chapter Five describes which Virginia Resolve that is considered at the beginning of June?

4. Why does Edmund Randolph oppose a single executive?

5. What is Dr. Franklin's proposal for payment of the executive?

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