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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the delegates' decision regarding the location of a fixed seat for the national government?
(a) A new area, known as Washington, is created.
(b) Government continues moving between major Eastern cities.
(c) The first President chooses where government is located.
(d) The decision is left to Congress.

2. Which delegate makes the motion that an address to the people accompanies the Constitution?
(a) Rufus King.
(b) Charles Pinckney.
(c) Elbridge Gerry.
(d) Alexander Hamilton.

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

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

5. How does George Washington show his approval or disapproval of measures discussed at the Convention?
(a) By smiling or frowning.
(b) By making short comments.
(c) By delivering long speeches.
(d) By sharing his comments with Madison, who presents them to the full Convention.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is named amanuensis for the Committee of Style and Arrangement?

2. Which state has only one delegate sign the Constitution?

3. Who is elected president of the Massachusetts Convention to ratify the Constitution?

4. What does the Committee of Detail present to the Convention on August 6th?

5. Which delegate argues that the only requirement for a legislator is citizenship, with no restriction on the length of time the individual has been in America?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jonathan Smith's speech powerful?

2. What arguments do the Anti-federalists use in their opposition to the Constitution?

3. Why does Franklin argue that delegates approve the Constitution even if they have objections?

4. Why is the Northwest Ordinance called the third great document of American history?

5. Why aren't the delegates upset by the idea of a monarchy as a form of government?

6. Why are test oaths an issue for the delegates?

7. Why is slavery an issue at the Convention?

8. Why does Randolph decline to sign the Constitution?

9. What is the difference between the British and American views of the farmer during the eighteenth century?

10. Why is the insertion of the phrase "We the People of the United States" considered to be both a bold move and a smart decision?

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