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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. Who is called the "unsung hero" of the Convention?
(a) James Wilson.
(b) Edmund Randolph.
(c) Charles Pinckney.
(d) Elbridge Gerry.

2. What motion does the Committee of the Whole approve before they adjourn on the last day of May?
(a) The motion that the President should be elected for life.
(b) The motion that the national legislature should have two branches.
(c) The motion that the President should be elected by popular vote.
(d) The motion that the national legislature should have three branches.

3. What is the Society of the Cincinnati?
(a) A group of delegates who serve in the Continental Congress.
(b) A group of military men who want to maintain the federal government.
(c) A group of men who want to change the Articles of Confederation.
(d) A group of officers who serve in the Revolutionary War.

4. 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) John Dickenson.
(b) Elbridge Gerry.
(c) Patrick Henry.
(d) James Wilson.

5. What is the first resolution of the New Jersey Plan?
(a) That a single executive governs the country.
(b) That all states have equal representation in Congress.
(c) That a national government is established with a supreme legislative, judicial, and executive branches.
(d) That the Articles of Confederation are revised to make the federal Constitution adequate.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is Edmund Randolph?

2. What is the function of the Committee of the Whole House?

3. Which delegate elegantly rebuts Paterson's defense of the New Jersey plan?

4. What is Shay's Rebellion?

5. Who is elected secretary of the Convention?

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