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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. What is the first resolution of the New Jersey Plan?
(a) That all states have equal representation in Congress.
(b) That a single executive governs the country.
(c) That a national government is established with a supreme legislative, judicial, and executive branches.
(d) That the Articles of Confederation are revised to make the federal Constitution adequate.

2. How does Hamilton get named as a delegate to the Convention?
(a) He is asked to participate by George Washington.
(b) He is a member of the ruling political party in New York.
(c) His father-in-law has political prestige.
(d) He is the governor of New York.

3. Who creates a dictionary to capitalize on the uniqueness of the American language?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) Noah Webster.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

4. A motion on which issue opens the discussion on June 20th?
(a) A motion to remove "national" from the first Virginia Resolve.
(b) A motion to allow Congress to have two branches.
(c) A motion on how senators are chosen.
(d) A motion to choose between the New Jersey and Virginia Plans.

5. What type of government does Virginia's George Wythe support?
(a) A weak national government.
(b) A strong national government.
(c) A monarchy.
(d) Continuation of the confederation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What issue is most important for the states of Kentucky and Tennessee?

2. Why is indigence a bad word for most delegates to the Convention?

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

4. In Chapter 10, which delegate makes a long speech about the lack of necessity for a Congress with two branches?

5. What metaphor does John Dickinson use to describe his view of American government?

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