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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Drafting the Constitution. The Committee of Style and Arrangement Take Hold. September 8-12..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What term do Americans use to describe the process of clearing the land of trees?
(a) Cutting.
(b) Grubbing.
(c) Clearing.
(d) Relishing.

2. Which delegate argues that the only requirement for a legislator is citizenship, with no restriction on the length of time the individual has been in America?
(a) Pierce Butler.
(b) Edmund Randolph.
(c) Alexander Hamilton.
(d) James Madison.

3. Why are French noblemen amazed to find Revolutionary War officers working as innkeepers?
(a) In Europe, inns are run by women.
(b) In Europe, the military is a profession.
(c) In Europe, officers only own farms.
(d) They don't realize America have inns.

4. When the Convention opens, in which city is Congress meeting?
(a) Boston.
(b) Trenton, New Jersey.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York City.

5. According to the Convention rules, how are questions to be decided?
(a) By a vote of two-thirds of the delegates.
(b) By a unanimous vote of the delegates.
(c) By secret ballot.
(d) By a majority vote by delegates.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which delegate makes the motion that an address to the people accompanies the Constitution?

3. In Chapter 11, which delegate reminds the Convention that because the states are commercial, they continue to be engaged in European politics?

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

5. What does Bowen describe as Madison's strength?

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