brilliant solution quiz. question 1. author dr. carol berkin, wrote “the genesis of this book lies...
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Brilliant Solution Quiz
Question 1.
• Author Dr. Carol Berkin, wrote “The genesis of this book lies in two national crises...” What were those crises?
• September 11th & President Bush’s 2000 election victory
Question 2.
• What precipitated the calling of the constitutional convention?
• The failures of the government established under the Articles of
Confederation
Question 3.
• What year did the constitutional convention meet?
• 1787
Question 4.
• What would describe the mood of the delegates as they gathered in Philadelphia?
• They were unsure about the outcome.
Question 5.
• Who was the primary architect of the writing of the Constitution at the constitutional convention?
• James Madison
Question 6.
• What role did Benjamin Franklin play at the constitutional convention?
• elder statesman
Question 7.
• How did most of the other delegates view Alexander Hamilton?
• youthful & exceptional
Question 8.
• How did Dr. Berkin describe the delegates to the constitutional convention in regards to social stature?
• men of wealth and comfort landowners, slaveholders, lawyers,
merchants, and land speculators
Question 9.
• “He scandalized the convention’s proper New Englanders by his open philandering, although he won the admiration of the more worldly New Yorkers and South Carolinians.” Who was that?
• Gouverneur Morris
Question 10.
• The delegates which posed the greatest threat to passage of the Constitution feared what?
• reducing the power of the states
Question 11.
• James Madison sought to avoid a “temptation to tyranny,” what proposal of his accomplished that?
• dividing the government into three branches
Question 12.
• How was the plan to count slaves in establishing congressional representation greeted by the delegates?
• Mild-- it was in use already
Question 13.
• In viewing the qualifications, role, and responsibilities of the executive the delegates were hindered by what?
• colonial governors were corrupt or incompetent
14.
• A belief that “the people were ‘too little informed of personal characters in large districts,’” resulted in what?
• the electoral college
Question 15.
• Why after the delegates had been debating for weeks did they eventually begin to make compromises?
• the delegates missed their families
Question 16.
• The creation of the Senate was intended to insure that what group of Americans were represented?
• the social elite
Question 17.
• Why did Georgia support the idea of a strong central government?
• to protect Georgia from external threats like Native Americans & the
Spanish
Question 18.
• Berkin states, “Many of those powers were crisis-driven: In case of war, he would command the military op-erations; to prevent war, he could send diplomats to negotiate treaties.” What has this done to presidential power?
• increased it dramatically
Question 19.
• Those who favored a strong central government were called nationalists; what other name did they use?
• federalists
Question 20.
• What delegate was given the task of rewriting the draft Constitution to improve the quality of the language?
• Gouverneur Morris
Question 21.
• Before the proposed Constitution was to be submitted to the states for approval, what step had to be taken?
• Submitted to the Continental Congress
Question 22.
• For the Constitution to be ratified and become the supreme law of the land, how many states must approve?
• nine
Question 23.
• What state did Alexander Hamilton represent as a constitutional convention delegate?
• New York
Question 24.
• Which of the following possibilities was covered by Article XI of the Articles of Confederation?
• admission of Canada as part of the United States
Question 25.
• What two states did not approve the Constitution until after it took effect?
• Rhode Island & North Carolina
Question 26.
• In Article I, Section 4, Clause 1, of the U.S. Constitution, what institution establishes the rules for electing Congress members and Senators?
• The States