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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Foreigners in Congress. The Ten Miles Square..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter Six, the Convention delegates decide the members of the National Senate are to be chosen by which procedure?
(a) Election by current members of the Congress.
(b) Election by popular vote.
(c) Appointment by state legislatures.
(d) Appointment by the Chief Executive.

2. Why does Edmund Randolph oppose a single executive?
(a) He feels a national government needs a different model for the executive than the model demonstrated by state governments.
(b) He believes a plural executive is better able to represent the different parts of the country.
(c) He feels a plural executive is more useful if the country is invaded by foreign troops.
(d) He believes a single executive is influenced by foreign governments.

3. As described in Chapter Four, what is the main focus of the delegates' debates?
(a) The rights of immigrants.
(b) The rights of individual citizens.
(c) The rights of states.
(d) The right to prepare a Constitution.

4. What is Dr. Franklin's proposal for payment of the executive?
(a) The executive is paid a percentage of his job before election.
(b) The executive is paid a fixed fee determined by state legislatures.
(c) The executive is not paid.
(d) The executive is paid a fixed fee determined by Congress.

5. 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 override a Presidential veto.
(c) The power of Congress to levy taxes on property and income.
(d) The power of Congress to pass navigational acts and regulate commerce among the states.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is called the "unsung hero" of the Convention?

2. Why is no argument made against Hamilton's speech?

3. Which state comes prepared to oppose proportional representation?

4. Which delegate is vehemently opposed to the clause in the Virginia Resolves that gives the national legislature authority to veto laws they judge improper?

5. Which state does not send a delegation to the Convention?

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