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Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 Declaration of Independence.
(c) The state constitutions and the Articles of the Confederation.
(d) The Articles of the Confederation and the Bill of Rights.

2. What forms the basis of the Convention's procedure?
(a) The Articles of Confederation.
(b) The Virginia Resolves.
(c) The Pennsylvania Constitution.
(d) The Magna Carta.

3. Why is a permanent location for the new government more important than it is for the old government?
(a) To provide a distinction from the old government, where Congress moves from city to city.
(b) Because the new President wants a permanent home.
(c) There are more congressmen, including those from the interior of the country, and there needs to be a consistency for travel purposes.
(d) To alleviate sectional differences, since Southern congressmen feel uncomfortable in the North.

4. Which delegate voices a moral defense of slavery?
(a) Elbridge Gerry.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Charles Pinckney.
(d) Edmund Randolph.

5. How does Dr. Franklin arrive at the State House?
(a) In a sedan chair.
(b) On foot.
(c) In a carriage.
(d) On horseback.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 10, the delegates vote that senators are chosen by whom?

2. What question surrounds the division of the Western Territories?

3. What is the outcome of the vote over the New Jersey plan?

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

5. According to Edmund Randolph, what is the purpose of a preamble?

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