According to the text, what is most striking about the Virginia Plan?
a. It was nearly identical to the Articles of Confederation.
b. It was actually written by the delegates from New Jersey.
c. It advocated absolute executive veto power over state laws.
d. It embraced the British form of government.
e. It completely rejected the state-based Articles of Confederation.
Question -2-The Virginia Plan was the
a. plan prepared by Thomas Jefferson as an alternative to James Madisons plan.
b. plan for a new state constitution for Virginia. c.
plan for a new national government prepared by the delegates from Virginia. d.
plan for incorporating Virginia into the United States.
e. Constitutional Conventions response to the New Jersey Plan.
Question -3-Which three men were most important to the actual drafting of the Constitution?
a. Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington
b. George Washington, John Adams, and James Madison
c. James Madison, James Wilson, and Gouverneur Morris
d. James Madison, John Jay, and Alexander Hamilton
e. John Adams, Samuel Adams, and James Madison
Question -4-Which of the following prominent political figures attended the Constitutional Convention?
a. Gouverneur Morris
b. John Adams
c. Andrew Jackson
d. Samuel Adams
e. Thomas Jefferson
Question -5-Patrick Henry did not attend the Constitutional Convention because
a. he was not selected to be a delegate from his state.
b. he was ill.
c. he was serving as ambassador to France at the time.
d. he was opposed to a strong central government.
e. he had died several years earlier.
Question -6-Who was chosen as the presiding officer at the Constitutional Convention?
a. Benjamin Franklin
b. George Washington
c. James Madison
d. John Hancock
e. Thomas Jefferson
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