This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Life, Liberty and Property. The People at Large. The Method of Electing Congressmen. June 6-7..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do the Virginia delegates do before a quorum of states arrive?
(a) The delegates draft 15 Articles of Confederation detailing a plan for government.
(b) The delegates craft a new Constitution for the United States.
(c) The delegates meet with delegates from other states to establish a common ground.
(d) The delegates write 15 Resolves detailing a plan for government.

2. Who is Robert Morris?
(a) A delegate from New Jersey.
(b) An assistant to Washington.
(c) The richest man in Philadelphia.
(d) The governor of Maryland.

3. According to the Convention rules, how are questions to be decided?
(a) By a vote of two-thirds of the delegates.
(b) By secret ballot.
(c) By a majority vote by delegates.
(d) By a unanimous vote of the delegates.

4. Why does Edmund Randolph oppose a single executive?
(a) He feels a national government needs a different model for the executive than the model demonstrated by state governments.
(b) He believes a single executive is influenced by foreign governments.
(c) He believes a plural executive is better able to represent the different parts of the country.
(d) He feels a plural executive is more useful if the country is invaded by foreign troops.

5. 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 fearful of becoming poor themselves.
(c) The delegates are concerned that European countries realize the states need assistance in paying off their debts.
(d) The delegates associate poverty with laziness.