Question by xoxo713xoxo: Need help with a book quiz on Plain Honest Men?
Need help with these questions! Please no smart remarks, I really do need help. Thank you!
Richard Beeman characterizes the Articles of Confederation as
a)the product of a careful copying of the achievements of the French Revolutionary government.
b)America's first true Constitution
c)a "peace treaty among the thirteen separate and sovereign states."
d)a simple replication of the British constitution with the King subtracted.
As a member of the Continental Congress, Robert Morris
a)campaigned against George Washington in an attempt to receive the appointment as Commander-in-chief of the Continental Army.
b)refused to assume his duties as a delegate.
c)was a committed Tory.
d)voted against the Declaration of Independence
On February 21, 1787, the Congress of the United States approved the convening of the Philadelphia convention
a)solely for the purpose of revising the Articles of confederation.
b)to plan for the elimination of the state governments and the creation of one single American republic.
c)expressly to rite the Constitution and reform the government completely.
d)to debate whether the government needed to be altered or improved in any way.
The youngest delegate to the Philadelphia Convention was Patrick Henry.
a)True
b)False
It took ___________ ballots in the House of Representatives to finally elect Thomas Jefferson as President of the United States in 1800
a)twenty-four
b)six
c)sixteen
d)thrity-six
One of the more cogent and critics of the Constitution during the ratification struggle in New York and the author of several essays opposing the Constitution was probably
a)Abraham Yates
b)Edmund Randolph
c)George Mason
d)Pierce Butler
The first state ot ratify the Constitution did so after only _________ days of discussion.
a)eight
b)five
c)eleven
d)two
The Philadelphia Convention adjourned about 3:30 on September 17 after which many of the delegates dined at the City Tavern in a rather subdued mood.
a)True
b)False
One of the common tactics used during the discussions to help free up discussions on controversial subjects was
a)to break into small groups and then to exchange written notes between them for clarification and accuracy.
b)to require that parliamentary rules be observed for "informal" considerations.
c)to take issues to the floor as a "committee of the whole".
d)adjourn discussions to one of the many taverns in Philadelphia.
The delegate who proposed that strict secrecy be observed during the whole convention was
a)George Mason
b)Rufus King
c)Pierce Butler
d)James Wilson
Edmond Randolph's proposals to correct the defects of the government under the Articles of Confederation became known as Randolph's Resolutions.
a)True
b)False
Between May 30 and June 13 thought George Washington was the Chair of the Convention he would relinquish the chair to _____________ to facilitate less formal discussion.
a)Jared Sparks
b)Nathaniel Gorham
c)William Jackson
d)James Madison
James Madison was convinced that the sovereignty of the people would best be realized through
a)each state having equally sized delegations in Congress.
b)some system of proportional representation.
c)a process of national direct democracy.
d)having Tribunes selected to represent the people as in the case of the ancient Roman Republic.
Roger Sherman may have been the only Founding Father who
a)had graduated from law school
b)was a life-long professional public servant.
c)served in the British Army during the Revolution.
d)had been convincted of a felony.
One of the constant sources of discussion and debate, from June 1st until the end of the summer, revolved around the proposed national executive and their powers and how they would be selected.
a)True
b)False
Probably the delegate with the most thoughtful, complete and clear-headed conceptualization of what the presidency should be was
a)Alexander Hamilton
b)James Wilson.
c)Gunning Bedford
d)Charles Pickney.
Two of the strongest defenders of the rights and powers of small states were
a)Alexander Hamilton and James Madison
b)Luther Martin and Oliver Ellsworth
c)Charles Pickney anbd James Wilson.
d)John Routledge and Edmund Randolph
After five weeks of debate and little progress, Benjamin Franklin suggested
a)that they exclude the delegates who were least compromising.
b)that they begin each session with prayer.
c)that the delegates take a week vacation to col off.
d)at they seek the advice of their constituents back in their home states.
The only state that had eliminated slavery entirely at the time of the Philadelphia Convention was New York.
a)True
b)False
i asked for no smart remarks or fake answers. all i asked was for help to make sure i have understood the book and will be able to take the test for it. thanks.
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Answer by Shinobenae
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