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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. How does George Washington show his approval or disapproval of measures discussed at the Convention?
(a) By delivering long speeches.
(b) By sharing his comments with Madison, who presents them to the full Convention.
(c) By making short comments.
(d) By smiling or frowning.

2. How does Rutledge and Butler believe representation is determined?
(a) By the amount of taxes paid to the National treasury.
(b) By the number of citizens living within each state.
(c) By the physical area of the state, including parts of the Western Territory.
(d) By the number of babies born each year.

3. Who is elected secretary of the Convention?
(a) James Madison of Virginia.
(b) Major Jackson of South Carolina.
(c) Robert Morris of Pennsylvania.
(d) Alexander Hamilton of New York.

4. What do delegates see if they visit Carpenters' Hall?
(a) Models of mechanical instruments.
(b) Newly published poems.
(c) Freshly caught fish.
(d) Fossil bones.

5. Which delegate argue that restrictions on the citizenship of legislators are left for Congress to decide?
(a) Charles Pinckney.
(b) Edmund Randolph.
(c) Robert Morris.
(d) James Madison.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who proposes the compromise on representation?

2. In Chapter 10, which delegate makes a long speech about the lack of necessity for a Congress with two branches?

3. What metaphor does John Dickinson use to describe his view of American government?

4. By the events of Chapter 11, how is the balloting taking place?

5. What does Bowen consider the most striking feature of the New Jersey Plan?

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