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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Rutledge and Butler believe representation is determined?
2. In Chapter 10, which delegate makes a long speech about the lack of necessity for a Congress with two branches?
3. What is Dr. Franklin's proposal for payment of the executive?
4. When the Convention opens, in which city is Congress meeting?
5. Which delegate is called "The Tall Boy" during the Continental Congress?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kind of reception does John Adams receive in England?
2. What is the Committee of the Whole?
3. Why is there a secrecy rule at the Convention?
4. How does the report of the Annapolis Commission lead to the meeting of the Convention?
5. In Chapter Eight, why does Bowen include an anecdote from Pierce's Reliques?
6. What arguments do James Madison present in his rebuttal of the New Jersey plan?
7. What evidence does Bowen provide to show that the Convention delegates do not intend to reform society, but to create a government for society as it existed?
8. Why is the Sherman Compromise important?
9. What do the delegates see as the difference between a federal and a national government?
10. Why does the Convention remove the word "national" from the first Virginia Resolve?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
By 1787, there are some distinctions between the viewpoints of Northern and Southern states. Identify three (3) issues where there are regional differences. Write a well-crafted essay that presents the regional perspectives on each each issue, identifying specific delegates and states if possible.
Essay Topic 2
Although the land known as the Western Territories is untamed frontier, the area is a frequent topic of discussion during the Convention proceedings. Write a well-crafted essay that identifies the concerns and issues surrounding the Western Territories, as well as the ways delegates deal with those concerns and issues.
Essay Topic 3
The Bill of Rights is not included in the original Constitution, but is added upon recommendations from the state conventions. In a well-crafted essay, address the reasons why delegates feel a Bill of Rights is not needed in the Constitution. Discuss how the individual amendments that comprise the Bill of Rights are extensions, elaborations, or modifications to specific Articles from the Constitution.
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