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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 elegantly rebuts Paterson's defense of the New Jersey plan?
(a) James Wilson.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Charles Pinckney.

2. The delegates decide that congressmen are to be paid how?
(a) By a fixed, moderate stipend from individual state treasuries.
(b) By a salary with annual raises based on longevity.
(c) By a fixed salary equivalent to two-thirds of a typical merchant salary.
(d) By fixed, moderate stipend from the national treasury.

3. Which delegate is Washington's neighbor on the Potomac?
(a) Thomas Jefferson.
(b) George Mason.
(c) Elbridge Gerry.
(d) Roger Sherman.

4. Which late-arriving delegate is also governor of New Jersey?
(a) William Livingston.
(b) Elbridge Gerry.
(c) James Wilson.
(d) Charles Pinckney.

5. Which delegate is vehemently opposed to the clause in the Virginia Resolves that gives the national legislature authority to veto laws they judge improper?
(a) Elbridge Gerry.
(b) Patrick Henry.
(c) James Wilson.
(d) John Dickenson.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. How does Dr. Franklin arrive at the State House?

4. Who is Edmund Randolph?

5. In Chapter Six, the Convention delegates decide the members of the National Senate are to be chosen by which procedure?

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