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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. According to Roger Williams, what is the principle at the heart of constitutional government?
(a) The abolition of slavery.
(b) The civil power, with people consenting and agreeing.
(c) The pursuit of happiness.
(d) Equal representation for states.

2. In Chapter 10, the delegates vote that senators are chosen by whom?
(a) The Chief Executive.
(b) State legislatures.
(c) Members of Congress.
(d) Citizens in a popular vote.

3. In Chapter Eight, what startling statement is attributed to Franklin?
(a) That suffrage in the House is according to the free population of a state.
(b) That blacks remain property in the South.
(c) That he is not opposed to giving part of Pennsylvania to New Jersey or Delaware to make the states more equal in size.
(d) That each state has one vote in the Senate.

4. In Chapter Seven, which delegate is described as being aware of the importance and significance of the Convention and its business?
(a) George Mason.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Edmund Randolph.
(d) Pierce Butler.

5. Which delegates is NOT a member of the Committee of Detail?
(a) Edmund Randolph.
(b) James Wilson.
(c) Rufus King.
(d) Nathaniel Graham.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who writes that Rhode Island's absence from the Convention is insignificant in the face of the stated unity of the delegates?

2. What is the significance of May 25th?

3. Which delegate from South Carolina claims to have a plan similar to that presented by Edmund Randolph?

4. The delegates pass a motion that the official Convention papers are kept by whom?

5. What shocks European visitors to the Southern states?

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