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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. Why is indigence a bad word for most delegates to the Convention?
(a) The delegates believe that the indigent population rebels against their decisions at any moment.
(b) The delegates are concerned that European countries realize the states need assistance in paying off their debts.
(c) The delegates are fearful of becoming poor themselves.
(d) The delegates associate poverty with laziness.

2. Which delegate is president of the Illinois-Wabash Land Company?
(a) Manasseh Cutler.
(b) Rufus King.
(c) George Washington.
(d) James Wilson.

3. What does Madison consider "a clear principle of free government"?
(a) The ability of anyone to run for legislative office.
(b) The announcement and publication of all government decisions.
(c) The ability of the people to elect at least one branch of the legislature.
(d) Voting rights for everyone, regardless of status.

4. In 1787, which American City still shows the effects of the Revolutionary War?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) Trenton, New Jersey.

5. In Chapter 10, which delegate makes a long speech about the lack of necessity for a Congress with two branches?
(a) Luther Martin.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) George Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Edmund Randolph oppose a single executive?

2. Who founded the Ohio Company and sells shares to congressmen?

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

4. Which member of the Committee of Style and Arrangement is said to be unequaled as an orator?

5. Which delegate proposes that the positive vote of seven states constitutes ratification of the Constitution?

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