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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Drafting the Constitution. The Committee of Style and Arrangement Take Hold. September 8-12..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Madison consider "a clear principle of free government"?
(a) The ability of the people to elect at least one branch of the legislature.
(b) The ability of anyone to run for legislative office.
(c) Voting rights for everyone, regardless of status.
(d) The announcement and publication of all government decisions.

2. What does Bedford declare the small states do if the large states dissolve the Confederation?
(a) Start a war against the large states.
(b) Band together to form their own union.
(c) Align themselves with one of the large states.
(d) Find a foreign ally to assist them.

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

4. Which delegate elegantly rebuts Paterson's defense of the New Jersey plan?
(a) Charles Pinckney.
(b) Alexander Hamilton.
(c) James Wilson.
(d) George Washington.

5. What kind of veto power does the Convention delegates finally grant to the executive?
(a) Veto power subject to overrule by 2/3 of Congress.
(b) No veto power.
(c) Absolute veto power.
(d) Veto power subject to overrule by 1/2 of Congress.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is indigence a bad word for most delegates to the Convention?

2. Why does Patterson of New Jersey ask for time in mid June?

3. Which state comes prepared to oppose proportional representation?

4. In 1787, which American city reminds travelers of London?

5. Which delegate is president of the Illinois-Wabash Land Company?

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