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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. Which delegate wishes to establish a national university supported by Congress?
(a) George Washington.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Elbridge Gerry.

2. What kind of veto power does the Convention delegates finally grant to the executive?
(a) Veto power subject to overrule by 2/3 of Congress.
(b) Absolute veto power.
(c) Veto power subject to overrule by 1/2 of Congress.
(d) No veto power.

3. Which article, in the document presented by the Committee of Detail, alarms the Maryland delegates?
(a) The power of Congress to levy taxes on property and income.
(b) The power of Congress to override a Presidential veto.
(c) The power of Congress to overturn legislation by individual states.
(d) The power of Congress to pass navigational acts and regulate commerce among the states.

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

5. On the last day, which delegate states he is determined to withhold his name from the Constitution?
(a) Charles Pinckney.
(b) Elbridge Gerry.
(c) John Rutledge.
(d) Luther Martin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shocks European visitors to the Southern states?

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

3. What is the last major issue Convention delegates consider?

4. What is important about the reading of state credentials?

5. What does Edmund Randolph propose on the final day of the Convention?

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