Key Delegates Flashcards
Who was the most vocal against slavery?
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
Gouverneur Morris
Who proposed the Fugitive Slave Clause?
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
Pierce Butler
Who did Elbridge Gerry feel should have the power to elect presidents?
a) The legislature
b) the people
c) state executives
State executives
Legislature –> Corruption
People –> ignorant and fall to manipulation
Was James Wilson a supporter of a strong centralized government?
a) Yes
b) No
Yes
Who was the chairman of the Committee of compromise over representation?
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
Elbridge Gerry
Who was well versed in ancient republican principles and ancient Confederations and used it to argue for a republic?
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
James Madison
How many speeches did James Wilson speak at the Convention?
a) 131
b) 168
c) 181
b.
168
Who pushed for a Committee of compromise over representation?
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
Elbridge Gerry
Elbridge Gerry pushed _______ impeachment provisions and helped _______ the council of revision and an absolute presidential veto power.
a) for….pass
b) against….pass
c) for….reject
d) against…reject
c.
for…reject
Elbridge Gerry said that the problem with state governments was _________________
A) their fear of the people
B) their power over the people
C) their closeness to the people
D) their loyalty to the people
their closeness to the people
Who asserted that “both sides must part with at least some of their demands?”
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
Benjamin Franklin
Whose VA COnstitution and VA Declaration of Rights went on to influence the U.S Constitution?
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
George Mason
Who was on the Committee of Style and Arrangement and the Committee of Postponed Parts and the committee for proportional representation and slave trade and navigation.
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
Gouveneur Morris
Who nominated George Washington as president?
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
Robert Morris
Who created a “Committee of Detail”
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
Elbridge Gerry
Who sat up front at the Convention and took the most detailed notes?
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
James Madison
Who was the President of the Convention?
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
George Washington
Who were the two people who co-wrote the Federalist Papers? (+1 we don’t need to know).
a). James Madison and Gouverneur Morris
b). Benjamin Franklin and George Mason
c). James Madison and Alexander Hamilton
James Madison and Alexander Hamilton
Who was radical Whig?
1) Gouverneur Morris
2) Pierce Butler
3) Elbridge Gerry
4). George Washington
5). James Madison
6). James Wilson
7). Benjamin Franklin
8). Gouverneur Morris
9). Robert Morris
9). Roger Sherman
10). Alexander Hamilton
11). George Mason
Elbridge Gerry
Why did Elbridge Gerry refuse to sign the Constitution?
a. three-fifths compromise (slaves as freedmen for representation)
b. power of the Senate
c. attendant separation of powers
d. Threat of a standing army
e. Lack of a bill of rights
f. None of the above
g. All of the above
g.
All of the above
Whose political philosophy advocated the rule of law?
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
James Wilson
Whose VA COnstitution and VA Declaration of Rights went on to influence the U.S Constitution?
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
George Mason
Who founded the Committee of Correspondence?
A) Elbridge Gerry
B) George Washington
C) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
Elbridge Gerry
Who teamed up together to revamp the system of government?
a) James Madison, Elbridge Gerry and Roger Sherman
b) James Wilson, Roger Sherman and George Washington
c) James Madison, Gouverneur Morris and James Wilson
d) Robert Morris, Benjamin Franklin, Elbridge Gerry
C.
James Madison, Gouverneur Morris and James Wilson.
Was James Wilson a major speaker at the Convention?
a) Yes
b) No
Yes
Who had the important role as a conciliator despite missing many sessions?
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
Benjamin Franklin
Whose presence gave the Convention prestige and allowed others to accept the work of the Convention?
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
George Washington
What was the purpose of the “Committee of Detail?”
a) prepare and report a constitution conformable thereto
b) editing the final draft of constitution
c) create solutions to problems at the Convention
a.
Prepare and report a constitution conformable thereto
Who didn’t want the legislature to elect the president?
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
James Wilson
Who was the Convention’s floor leader?
a) Elbridge Gerry
b) George Washington
c) James Madison
d). James Wilson
e). Roger Sherman
f). Alexander Hamilton
g). George Mason
h). Gouverneur Morris
i). Benjamin Franklin
j). Pierce Butler
k). Robert Morris
James Madison