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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. How does Rutledge and Butler believe representation is determined?
(a) By the number of babies born each year.
(b) By the physical area of the state, including parts of the Western Territory.
(c) By the number of citizens living within each state.
(d) By the amount of taxes paid to the National treasury.

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

3. What does Madison consider to be the usefulness of the Senate?
(a) The Senate is able to counteract the decisions made by a popularly elected branch of legislature.
(b) The Senate is able to discuss foreign matters with more authority because more Senators travel to Europe.
(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.

4. Why is Thomas Jefferson absent from the Convention?
(a) He is in New York, meeting with Congress.
(b) He does not want to leave his farm in Virginia.
(c) He is in London arranging treaties and dealing with foreign governments.
(d) He is in Paris arranging treaties and dealing with foreign governments.

5. Which state comes prepared to oppose proportional representation?
(a) Pennsylvania.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) New York.
(d) Delaware.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which delegate is born in Scotland and signs the Declaration of Independence?

2. What motion does the Committee of the Whole approve before they adjourn on the last day of May?

3. How does Hamilton get named as a delegate to the Convention?

4. When they arrive, what is the most immediate problem for convention delegates?

5. What do the Virginia delegates do before a quorum of states arrive?

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