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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. What does the "pursuit of happiness" mean to the Convention delegates?
(a) A man is able to vote in all elections.
(b) A man rises according to his abilities and industry.
(c) A man engages in any type of private behavior as long as he is happy.
(d) A man has the potential to choose any occupation.

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

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

4. What question is considered at the first Saturday meeting of the quorum?
(a) What type of government best suites America?
(b) What is the role of the executive in the new government?
(c) What representation is used for Congress?
(d) Who is president of the Convention?

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When they arrive, what is the most immediate problem for convention delegates?

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

4. Who is Robert Morris?

5. What forms the basis of the Convention's procedure?

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