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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Washington get his title of Commander in Chief?
(a) Washington is elected the Commander of the Convention.
(b) Congress elects him as General of the Continental Army.
(c) Washington is appointed as the Commander of the thirteen original colonies.
(d) A popular vote elects him as General of the Continental Army.

2. In 1787, which American city reminds travelers of London?
(a) New York City.
(b) Boston.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Washington, D. C..

3. As described in Chapter Four, what is the main focus of the delegates' debates?
(a) The rights of individual citizens.
(b) The rights of states.
(c) The right to prepare a Constitution.
(d) The rights of immigrants.

4. What is the Society of the Cincinnati?
(a) A group of officers who serve in the Revolutionary War.
(b) A group of men who want to change the Articles of Confederation.
(c) A group of delegates who serve in the Continental Congress.
(d) A group of military men who want to maintain the federal government.

5. What is the first resolution of the New Jersey Plan?
(a) That a single executive governs the country.
(b) That all states have equal representation in Congress.
(c) That a national government is established with a supreme legislative, judicial, and executive branches.
(d) That the Articles of Confederation are revised to make the federal Constitution adequate.

6. In Chapter Eight, what startling statement is attributed to Franklin?
(a) That each state has one vote in the Senate.
(b) That suffrage in the House is according to the free population of a state.
(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 blacks remain property in the South.

7. What is Dr. Franklin's proposal for payment of the executive?
(a) The executive is not paid.
(b) The executive is paid a percentage of his job before election.
(c) The executive is paid a fixed fee determined by Congress.
(d) The executive is paid a fixed fee determined by state legislatures.

8. Why does New Hampshire delay in sending delegates to the Convention?
(a) There are no delegates elected until after the Convention begins.
(b) The delegates are all participating in the Congressional session.
(c) The state government does not agree with the premises of the Convention.
(d) There is no money in the treasury to pay expenses.

9. In Chapter 10, which delegate makes a long speech about the lack of necessity for a Congress with two branches?
(a) James Madison.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Luther Martin.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

10. The delegates decide that congressmen are to be paid how?
(a) By a fixed salary equivalent to two-thirds of a typical merchant salary.
(b) By a salary with annual raises based on longevity.
(c) By a fixed, moderate stipend from individual state treasuries.
(d) By fixed, moderate stipend from the national treasury.

11. What does Madison consider to be the usefulness of the Senate?
(a) The Senate is able to counteract the decisions made by a popularly elected branch of legislature.
(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 make decisions with more coolness, systematic procedure, and wisdom than the popularly elected branch of legislature.
(d) The Senate is able to discuss foreign matters with more authority because more Senators travel to Europe.

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

13. How does Dr. Franklin arrive at the State House?
(a) On foot.
(b) In a carriage.
(c) In a sedan chair.
(d) On horseback.

14. What question is considered at the first Saturday meeting of the quorum?
(a) What type of government best suites America?
(b) Who is president of the Convention?
(c) What is the role of the executive in the new government?
(d) What representation is used for Congress?

15. In 1787, which American City still shows the effects of the Revolutionary War?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Boston.
(c) Trenton, New Jersey.
(d) New York City.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it difficult for Congress to obtain a quorum?

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

3. Which delegate writes and publishes Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British colonies?

4. Who proposes the compromise on representation?

5. Which delegate took the most comprehensive notes on the Convention meeting?

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