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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The New Jersey Plan. Alexander Hamilton Makes his Speech. June 15-19..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which delegate opens the Convention's "main business"?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) Edmund Randolph.
(c) James Madison.
(d) Benjamin Franklin.

2. Which state does not send a delegation to the Convention?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Maryland.
(c) New Hampshire.
(d) Rhode Island.

3. Where does the Convention meet?
(a) The Pennsylvania State House.
(b) Washington, D.C..
(c) The White House.
(d) The Congressional buildings.

4. Why does Patterson of New Jersey ask for time in mid June?
(a) To discuss Convention matters with other delegates from his state.
(b) To return home and take care of his family.
(c) To develop and gather support for an alternative to the Virginia Plan.
(d) To prepare a draft of the Constitution for the Committee of the Whole.

5. Which delegate writes and publishes Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British colonies?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) John Dickinson.
(c) James Wilson.
(d) Pierce Butler.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of veto power does the Convention delegates finally grant to the executive?

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

3. How does Washington get his title of Commander in Chief?

4. In Chapter Five, what situation does Madison feel is "peculiarly embarrassing"?

5. Which late-arriving delegate is also governor of New Jersey?

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