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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Bill of Rights Rejected..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is named Chairman of the Committee of Style and Arrangement?
(a) James Madison.
(b) William Samuel Johnson.
(c) Rufus King.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

2. Which delegate moves to postpone the vote on ratification?
(a) Rufus King.
(b) Elbridge Gerry.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Governor Morris.

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

4. What shocks European visitors to the Southern states?
(a) The clothing worn by the women.
(b) The distance between cities.
(c) The slave quarters at Mount Vernon.
(d) The accents of the Southern citizens.

5. What does Bowen describe as Madison's strength?
(a) His knowledge of political science, governments, and constitutions.
(b) His knowledge of human nature.
(c) His oratory ability.
(d) His ability to write historical documents.

Short Answer Questions

1. What new phrase does Governor Morris insert in the short preamble to the Constitution?

2. Why is it necessary for the Western Territories to have an ocean port?

3. What is the Bill of Rights?

4. Where does the Constitution go after it is signed in Philadelphia?

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

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