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 convenience is just becoming fashionable at the time of the Convention?
(a) Plows.
(b) Buckles.
(c) Boots.
(d) Toothbrushes.

2. What is the last major issue Convention delegates consider?
(a) The method for electing state legislatures.
(b) The way the Constitution is ratified.
(c) The procedure for electing a President.
(d) The way the states are represented in the new legislature.

3. How does Dr. Franklin arrive at the State House?
(a) In a sedan chair.
(b) In a carriage.
(c) On foot.
(d) On horseback.

4. What is the significance of May 25th?
(a) That is the day the delegates from Virginia arrive.
(b) That is the day the Virginia Resolves are presented.
(c) That is the day George Washington arrives.
(d) That is the day the Convention officially opens.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter Seven, which delegate is identified as "not consulted" on the vote to grant the national legislature veto power over all laws they deem improper?

2. In Chapter 10, the delegates vote that senators are chosen by whom?

3. What shocks European visitors to the Southern states?

4. What question is considered at the first Saturday meeting of the quorum?

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

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