Miracle at Philadelphia Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Catherine Drinker Bowen
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 171 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Miracle at Philadelphia Quiz | Eight Week Quiz G

Catherine Drinker Bowen
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Massachusetts. The People Speak..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Edmund Randolph oppose a single executive?
(a) He believes a plural executive is better able to represent the different parts of the country.
(b) He believes a single executive is influenced by foreign governments.
(c) He feels a national government needs a different model for the executive than the model demonstrated by state governments.
(d) He feels a plural executive is more useful if the country is invaded by foreign troops.

2. What does Madison consider to be the usefulness of the Senate?
(a) The Senate is able to discuss foreign matters with more authority because more Senators travel to Europe.
(b) The Senate is able to work more closely with the President because they have a similar perspective on American government.
(c) The Senate is able to counteract the decisions made by a popularly elected branch of legislature.
(d) The Senate is able to make decisions with more coolness, systematic procedure, and wisdom than the popularly elected branch of legislature.

3. Which late-arriving delegate is also governor of New Jersey?
(a) James Wilson.
(b) William Livingston.
(c) Charles Pinckney.
(d) Elbridge Gerry.

4. What does the Committee of Detail present to the Convention on August 6th?
(a) A final draft of the Constitution.
(b) An amended version of the New Jersey Plan.
(c) A revision of the Great Compromise.
(d) An amended version of the Virginia Plan.

5. Who is Robert Morris?
(a) The richest man in Philadelphia.
(b) A delegate from New Jersey.
(c) The governor of Maryland.
(d) An assistant to Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is elected the president of the Convention?

2. What is the purpose of the Committee of Detail?

3. What term do Americans use to describe the process of clearing the land of trees?

4. Which delegate argue that restrictions on the citizenship of legislators are left for Congress to decide?

5. In Chapter Eight, what startling statement is attributed to Franklin?

(see the answer key)

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