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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Federal versus National. The Two Supremes. The City of Philadelphia..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is important about the reading of state credentials?
(a) The state credentials reveal signs of the way the states are thinking at the start of the discussion.
(b) Reading the state credentials give everyone a chance to get used to the regional differences in speech and accent.
(c) The state credentials allow the delegates to introduce themselves, because they are all strangers.
(d) Reading the state credentials make the actions legal under the Articles of Confederation.

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

3. When they arrive, what is the most immediate problem for convention delegates?
(a) Earning re-election in their home districts.
(b) Finding a place to stay, because Philadelphia is very crowded.
(c) Personal funding, because city life is expensive.
(d) Electing a President.

4. What is the significance of May 25th?
(a) That is the day the Convention officially opens.
(b) That is the day the delegates from Virginia arrive.
(c) That is the day the Virginia Resolves are presented.
(d) That is the day George Washington arrives.

5. How does Washington get his title of Commander in Chief?
(a) Congress elects him as General of the Continental Army.
(b) A popular vote elects him as General of the Continental Army.
(c) Washington is elected the Commander of the Convention.
(d) Washington is appointed as the Commander of the thirteen original colonies.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Four, what issue does James Wilson see as the heart of the problem surrounding government?

2. Why is it difficult for Congress to obtain a quorum?

3. Which delegate took the most comprehensive notes on the Convention meeting?

4. Which delegate is the oldest?

5. When the Convention opens, in which city is Congress meeting?

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