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. At the beginning of the Convention, Governor Morris reads a letter from whom?
(a) Thirteen merchants from Rhode Island.
(b) Thirteen Congressmen.
(c) Thirteen officers from Cincinnati.
(d) Thirteen delegates from New Hampshire.

2. Who is Robert Morris?
(a) A delegate from New Jersey.
(b) The richest man in Philadelphia.
(c) An assistant to Washington.
(d) The governor of Maryland.

3. What two types of documents do Convention delegates have to guide their discussion of states' rights?
(a) The Articles of the Confederation and the Declaration of Independence.
(b) The state constitutions and the Articles of the Confederation.
(c) The Articles of the Confederation and the Bill of Rights.
(d) The state constitutions and the Declaration of Independence.

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

5. Who writes the Virginia Act approving a Federal Convention?
(a) James Madison.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Robert Morris.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. Who is Edmund Randolph?

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

4. What is the significance of May 25th?

5. Which delegate from South Carolina claims to have a plan similar to that presented by Edmund Randolph?

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