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
Who wrote a draft of the Virginia Plan to Philadephia?
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 defended the need for an energetic president and not limiting presidents to a single term.
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 (+ not limited to single term) and James Wilson
How did Elbridge Gerry feel about proportional representation and popular election respectively?
a) unnecessary and unwise
b) valuable and trustworthy
c) possible and tricky
unnecessary and unwise.
Who argued for popular election over congressional election?
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 helped Edmund Randolph produce a three-part plan for a new government?
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 believed that the government must be separate in everything to succeed?
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 served on none of the committees?
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 was the young delegate that helped write the Federalist papers to convince the American people?
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
Alexander Hamilton
Who rarely participated in debates but guided proceedings with a firm hand?
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 contributed to the creation of the U.S Constitution more than any other individual?
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 one of the people pushing for the “Great Compromise?”
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 the person who authored the BIll of Rights (12 amendments, 10 accepted)?
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 felt that the government should not be based strictly on popular sovereignty and not congressional election?
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 was the faction leader of the group who wanted to revamp the system of government?
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
What did the Committee of Style and Arrangement do?
a) edited Constitution
b) crafted solutions to problems
c) resolved issue of representation
A
Who was referred to as the “sage 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
Benjamin Franklin
Who served on the Committee of Detail? (2)
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
and
Gouverneur Morris
Why was Elbridge Gerry opposed to the three-fifths compromise?
a) The issue of morality with including yet not including slaves
b) the issue of proportional representation and slaves being on the same standing as freeman
b. proportional representation and being on the same standing as a freeman
How many speeches did Elbridge Gerry give?
A) 33
B) 173
C) 161
D) 78
78 speeches
Who suggested using the states declaration of rights as models?
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 spoke the speech “Curse of Slavery” about the three-fifths compromise hypocrisy
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 wanted the executive to be voted by the people?
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 referred to as the Penman of the 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
Gouveneur Morris
Who desired for a single executive to serve for life?
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
Alexander Hamilton
Who was the only northerner that stayed for the entire PHiladelphia 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
Elbridge Gerry
Who changed Wilson’s preamble in the 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
Gouverneur Morris
Who used his club to influence the way delegates debated?
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
Who wanted to insert the Bill of Rights right into the 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
James Madison
Who refused to sign the constitution?
Gerry Elbridge and George Mason and Randolph
Who felt there must be one supreme power and the federal compact was insufficient to bind a nation?
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
What did the Junto suggest delegates should adopt while debating?
a). To present ideas without annoying others and listening.
b). To have one person speak at a time and let others ask questions while they are talking
c). To put aside your ego and accept resolutions even if you disagree.
d). To at least pretend you agree with others
a and b
To present ideas without annoying others and listening.
To at least pretend you agree with others.
Who was the strongest proponent of 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
Pierce Butler
What did the Committee of Postponed Parts do?
a) edited Constitution
b) crafted solutions to problems
c) resolved issue of representation
B
Was Elbridge Gerry a supporter of a strong centralized government?
a) Yes
b) No
No
He was suspicious of a strong national government that could annihilate state governments.
Which delegate was considered an anti-democratic figure but was actually supportive of rights?
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
Alexander Hamilton
Who was referred to as the Father of the 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
James Madison
Who pushed for a Bill of Rights?
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
c.
George Mason and Elbridge Gerry
Who was 81-82 at the time 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
Benjamin Franklin
Who seconded Madison’s notion to the principle of representation for the national legislature from proportional to equal 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
Gouverneur Morris
Who argued that addressing slavery might dissolve the Union?
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
[He won because they were concerned with unity]
Who was worried about the executives scope and structure?
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 architect of the Connecticut Compromise?
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
Roger Sherman
Who was opposed to standing armies and weary of the national power to tax revenue?
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 against James Madison and Wilson who supported proportional 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 worried about the executive’s scope and structure? 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
