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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Tension Mounts. Europe and America..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which delegate is beloved by the French?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Rufus King.
(d) Thomas Jefferson.

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

3. Which delegate is credited with being the strongest influence on the creation of the 1787 Convention?
(a) Rufus King.
(b) Patrick Henry.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) John Adams.

4. Why is it difficult for Congress to obtain a quorum?
(a) Congress members prefer state interests to general government interests.
(b) Congress members do not have enough money to travel to meetings.
(c) Congress members disagree with the way the government is working after the Revolutionary War.
(d) Congress members have other jobs that prohibit their participation in Congress.

5. What forms the basis of the Convention's procedure?
(a) The Virginia Resolves.
(b) The Pennsylvania Constitution.
(c) The Magna Carta.
(d) The Articles of Confederation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the "pursuit of happiness" mean to the Convention delegates?

2. Which delegate opens the Convention's "main business"?

3. Chapter Five describes which Virginia Resolve that is considered at the beginning of June?

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

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

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