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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Congressional Veto. Proportional Representation. The Delegates Write Home..

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who writes the Virginia Act approving a Federal Convention?
(a) Benjamin Franklin.
(b) George Washington.
(c) Robert Morris.
(d) James Madison.

3. Chapter Five describes which Virginia Resolve that is considered at the beginning of June?
(a) The ability for Congress to tax the states.
(b) The ability for the President to veto measures.
(c) The institution of a national executive.
(d) The method of representation within the legislature.

4. In Chapter Seven, which delegate is identified as "not consulted" on the vote to grant the national legislature veto power over all laws they deem improper?
(a) Pierce Butler.
(b) George Mason.
(c) Edmund Randolph.
(d) George Washington.

5. Which delegate writes and publishes Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania to the Inhabitants of the British colonies?
(a) James Wilson.
(b) John Dickinson.
(c) Benjamin Franklin.
(d) Pierce Butler.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter Seven, which delegate is described as being aware of the importance and significance of the Convention and its business?

3. What does the "pursuit of happiness" mean to the Convention delegates?

4. Which late-arriving delegate is also governor of New Jersey?

5. What is important about the reading of state credentials?

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