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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Bowen describe as Madison's strength?
(a) His ability to write historical documents.
(b) His knowledge of human nature.
(c) His oratory ability.
(d) His knowledge of political science, governments, and constitutions.

2. Why is a permanent location for the new government more important than it is for the old government?
(a) Because the new President wants a permanent home.
(b) There are more congressmen, including those from the interior of the country, and there needs to be a consistency for travel purposes.
(c) To alleviate sectional differences, since Southern congressmen feel uncomfortable in the North.
(d) To provide a distinction from the old government, where Congress moves from city to city.

3. What is the last major issue Convention delegates consider?
(a) The way the Constitution is ratified.
(b) The procedure for electing a President.
(c) The way the states are represented in the new legislature.
(d) The method for electing state legislatures.

4. Why does Madison oppose the popular election of the President?
(a) He believes the government is in the form of a monarchy.
(b) He believes that the people are not smart enough to understand the consequences of a popular election.
(c) He is concerned that political parties unduly effect the outcome of a popular election.
(d) He believes people prefer to elect a citizen from their own state and smaller states have a disadvantage.

5. The delegates pass a motion that the official Convention papers are kept by whom?
(a) James Madison.
(b) Benjamin Franklin.
(c) George Washington.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

6. Who is named Chairman of the Committee of Style and Arrangement?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) James Madison.
(c) William Samuel Johnson.
(d) Rufus King.

7. On the last day, which delegate states he is determined to withhold his name from the Constitution?
(a) Charles Pinckney.
(b) Elbridge Gerry.
(c) Luther Martin.
(d) John Rutledge.

8. Where does the Constitution go after it is signed in Philadelphia?
(a) To state governors for their approval, then to Congress.
(b) To Congress for ratification.
(c) To Congress, who recommends it to the states for ratification.
(d) To the individual states for ratification.

9. Which article, in the document presented by the Committee of Detail, alarms the Maryland delegates?
(a) The power of Congress to overturn legislation by individual states.
(b) The power of Congress to pass navigational acts and regulate commerce among the states.
(c) The power of Congress to override a Presidential veto.
(d) The power of Congress to levy taxes on property and income.

10. Which delegate is president of the Illinois-Wabash Land Company?
(a) Manasseh Cutler.
(b) James Wilson.
(c) Rufus King.
(d) George Washington.

11. What are foreign visitors to America surprised they don't see more frequently?
(a) Forests and trees.
(b) Poverty among white men.
(c) Deer and wild life.
(d) Slaves.

12. Who is named amanuensis for the Committee of Style and Arrangement?
(a) Alexander Hamilton.
(b) William Samuel Johnson.
(c) Governor Morris.
(d) James Madison.

13. Which member of the Committee of Style and Arrangement is said to be unequaled as an orator?
(a) William Samuel Johnson.
(b) Rufus King.
(c) Edmund Randolph.
(d) Elbridge Gerry.

14. Oliver Ellsworth argues that which state should ratify the Constitution or risk being overtaken by New York?
(a) Rhode Island.
(b) Connecticut.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) Delaware.

15. Which delegate is the only Northerner at the Convention who refuses to sign the Constitution?
(a) Roger Sherman.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) Edmund Randolph.
(d) Elbridge Gerry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which delegate signs the Continental Association of 1774, the Declaration of Independence, the Articles of Confederation, and the Constitution?

2. Who founded the Ohio Company and sells shares to congressmen?

3. What new phrase does Governor Morris insert in the short preamble to the Constitution?

4. Which delegate leaves the Convention early, later saying he wishes he returns to vote 'no' on the Constitution?

5. Which delegate to the Pennsylvania Convention is most vocal in his support for the Constitution?

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