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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. Which delegate to the Constitution Convention is not elected as a delegate to the Massachusetts Convention?
(a) Caleb Strong.
(b) Rufus King.
(c) Elbridge Gerry.
(d) Nathaniel Gorham.

2. Which delegate argue that restrictions on the citizenship of legislators are left for Congress to decide?
(a) Robert Morris.
(b) James Madison.
(c) Charles Pinckney.
(d) Edmund Randolph.

3. In Chapter 21, what does George Mason want to be included in the Constitution?
(a) A bill of rights.
(b) The empowerment of Congress to establish a University.
(c) The empowerment of Congress to cut canals.
(d) A different preamble.

4. What is the Bill of Rights?
(a) A universal declaration of the rights of humans.
(b) The first 10 amendments to the Constitution.
(c) The first seven articles of the Constitution.
(d) The first proposal by the Continental Congress.

5. What motion does Franklin propose on the final day of the Convention?
(a) The Constitution is unanimously signed by states, not by individual delegates.
(b) Representation in Congress is changed from one for every 40,000 to 1 for every 30,000 people.
(c) The Constitution is ratified by Congress as it is written at the Convention.
(d) A Bill of Rights is attached to the Constitution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which delegate makes the motion that an address to the people accompanies the Constitution?

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

3. Why does the Convention need to end by September?

4. Which state has the largest delegation present at the end of the Convention?

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 are test oaths an issue for the delegates?

2. In the discussion on ratification, why does Edmund Randolph announce that he dissents from the whole system?

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

4. How are George Washington and James Wilson connected to the Western Territories?

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

6. What are the differences between living conditions along the Atlantic coastline and in the interior country or back land?

7. 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?

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

9. How is Washington's character described by his contemporaries?

10. What are the arguments presented against including a Bill of Rights in the Constitution?

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