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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) Charles Pinckney.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) James Wilson.

2. Which state sends the most delegates to the Convention?
(a) New York.
(b) Delaware.
(c) Pennsylvania.
(d) Virginia.

3. What is Dr. Franklin's proposal for payment of the executive?
(a) The executive is paid a percentage of his job before election.
(b) The executive is not paid.
(c) The executive is paid a fixed fee determined by Congress.
(d) The executive is paid a fixed fee determined by state legislatures.

4. Who is Edmund Randolph?
(a) Governor of New Hampshire.
(b) Governor of New Jersey.
(c) Governor of New York.
(d) Governor of Virginia.

5. What is the ever-present danger delegates do not discuss?
(a) The choice of a single executive reminding people of the British monarchy.
(b) None of the New York delegates return once they leave.
(c) There is never a quorum of delegates.
(d) The Convention dissolving and the project being abandoned.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Dr. Franklin argue for a plural executive?

2. According to the Convention rules, how many states make a quorum?

3. According to the Convention rules, how are questions to be decided?

4. Which delegate is called "The Tall Boy" during the Continental Congress?

5. What is Shay's Rebellion?

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