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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. Which article, in the document presented by the Committee of Detail, alarms the Maryland delegates?
(a) The power of Congress to override a Presidential veto.
(b) The power of Congress to overturn legislation by individual states.
(c) The power of Congress to levy taxes on property and income.
(d) The power of Congress to pass navigational acts and regulate commerce among the states.

2. What new phrase does Governor Morris insert in the short preamble to the Constitution?
(a) "With liberty and justice for all".
(b) "Certain inalienable rights".
(c) "The pursuit of happiness".
(d) "We the people of the United States".

3. Who writes the Virginia Act approving a Federal Convention?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) James Madison.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Robert Morris.

4. What does late-eighteenth-century Americans eat for breakfast?
(a) Squirrel ragout.
(b) Breads and cereals.
(c) Vegetable porridges.
(d) "Relishes", including salt fish, ham, and bacon.

5. Where does the Convention meet?
(a) Washington, D.C..
(b) The Congressional buildings.
(c) The Pennsylvania State House.
(d) The White House.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which delegate wishes to establish a national university supported by Congress?

2. What is the last major issue Convention delegates consider?

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

4. Which delegate chairs the committee that writes the Articles of Confederation?

5. Which basic proposition is common to the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Report of the Committee of Detail?

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