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