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1. Three of the following four delegates to the convention did not sign the finished document on monday, september 17, 1787, because it lacked a bill of rights. Which one of the following delegates did sign the constitution?
A. Elbridge gerry of massachusetts.
B. george mason of virginia
C. governor edmund randolph of virginia.
D. Gouverner morris of pennylvania
2. Who was americas ambassador to england during the consitutionjal convention time period?
A. gouverneur morris.
B. John adams.
C. James madison
D. george mason
3. Between july 10 and july 16 over sixty ballots were cast in the convention to determine what issue?
A. How to abolish slavery
B. How the president should be elected.
C. How senators should be appointed.
D. How many representatives each state should have.
4. How much access did the public have to the proceedings of the consititonal convention?
A. None
B. Daily reports sent to the philadelphia presses.
C. James madison's notes were published the week after the convention adjourned.
D. One non partisan reported was allowed acess to the proceedings, and reported back to congress.
5. The delegates to the consititonal convention belived that they had met to _______ the articles of confederation.
A. Abolish
B. Adopt
C. Ratify
D. Amend.
6. What item(s) do americans call ''the supreme law of the land''?
A. The constitution
B. Laws passed by the Congress.
C. Treaties
D. All of the above.
7. Can the congress propose new amendments to the constitiution? A. Yes B. No
8. What power was not provided for under the articles of condeferation.
A. The power to tax
B. The power to regulate interstate commerce.
C. The power to regulate foregin commerce.
D. All of the above.
9. When hamilton, madison, and jay wrote the federalist papers, but they all used the same pen name. what was it?
A. the federal farmer.
B. Brutus.
C. Cincinnatus.
D. Publius.
10. Thomas jefferson, appointed ambassador to the french court in 1785, kept which young scholar-slatesman well supplied with appropiate books from eruopean publishers before and during the constitutional convention.
A. Nathaniel Gorham.
B. Patrick Henry.
C. James Madison.
D. George wythe.
11. The electoral system was deliberately set up to slightly favor the small states. How does it favor them?
A. This statement is false. There is no advantage.
B. The small states get equal representation in the sentate and this gives them an advantage in computing.
C. The small slates get equal representation in the house of representatives and this gives them an advantage in computing electoral votes.
D. The small slates are predominantly in the easart area of the country. They vote first on electon day which sways coters from larger states out west.
12. Who is commontly referred to as the father of the constitution?
13. Which delegate to the convention took copious notes on everything that was said? these notes were kept secret for 30 years, but they were finally published by an act of congress in 1843. They constitute the most athoritave record avalible on the convention.
A. Gouvenour Morris
B. George washington
C. James Madison
D. George Mason
14. The virgina plan called for power to tax, to regulate money, to conduct foregin affairs, and to regulate commerce. Who was the architect behind the virgina plan?
A. George Wythe
B. James madison
C. George washington
D. Nathaniel gorham
15 Who made the following statement while trying to persuade his colleages from virginia to oppose the proposed consititution: ''As much as i value a union of all the states, i would not admit the southern states into the union, unless they agreed to discontinunance of this discrageful (slave) trade''?
A. Thomas jefferson
B. Patrick henery
C. George washington
D. Nathaniel gorham
16. What was the exact day, month, and year that the consitutional convention convenced?
A. George wythe
B. James madison
C. George washington
D. Nathaniel gorham.
17. What was the exact, 17 day, month, and year that the consitutional convention convenced?
A. May 25, 1787
B. September, 17 1787
C. May 5, 1787
D. July 4, 1787
18. Who was unanimously elected president of the consitutional convention?
A. George wythe
B. James madison
C. George Washington
D. Nathaniel Gorham