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. Who is Washington's aide-de-camp during the Revolutionary War?
(a) Gerry.
(b) Hamilton.
(c) King.
(d) Madison.

2. What does Madison consider to be the usefulness of the Senate?
(a) The Senate is able to discuss foreign matters with more authority because more Senators travel to Europe.
(b) The Senate is able to counteract the decisions made by a popularly elected branch of legislature.
(c) The Senate is able to make decisions with more coolness, systematic procedure, and wisdom than the popularly elected branch of legislature.
(d) The Senate is able to work more closely with the President because they have a similar perspective on American government.

3. What forms the basis of the Convention's procedure?
(a) The Virginia Resolves.
(b) The Pennsylvania Constitution.
(c) The Magna Carta.
(d) The Articles of Confederation.

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

5. Which delegate is credited with being the strongest influence on the creation of the 1787 Convention?
(a) Rufus King.
(b) Patrick Henry.
(c) John Adams.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.