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

2. What is the ever-present danger delegates do not discuss?
(a) The choice of a single executive reminding people of the British monarchy.
(b) There is never a quorum of delegates.
(c) None of the New York delegates return once they leave.
(d) The Convention dissolving and the project being abandoned.

3. During the events presented in Chapter 10, what issue concerns Mason?
(a) The lack of progress made by delegates.
(b) The payment of a stipend to members of Congress.
(c) The extensive powers being granted to Congress.
(d) The use of the word "national".

4. What American diversion does Chevalier de Chastelleux experience while in Connecticut?
(a) Clearing timber for farmland.
(b) Horse racing.
(c) Hunting wild turkey.
(d) Squirrel hunting.

5. What is the federal ratio?
(a) The number of Congressional delegates needed to override a Presidential veto.
(b) The number of property owners needed to grant statehood to an area of the Western Territory.
(c) The ratio used to determine how many slaves are equivalent to one free white citizen.
(d) The distance needed between the seat of federal government and any state or local government.