Creating the Presidency Quiz
Instructions
Please answer the following questions after having read and taken notes (using the study
guide provided) from the Creating the Presidency article (pdf provided).
This quiz will also include five fill-in-the-blank questions and three multiple choice
questions. These questions will relate to Chapter 12-The President, from our textbook.
1. The national government of the Articles of Confederation, such as it was, had:
a. no chief executive at all
b. provided for an executive council, with no mention of term limits
c. provided for a unitary (single person) executive, with no mention of term limits
d. provided for a chief executive that would be forced to consult with a council before
exercising some or all of its powers.
2. Perhaps having been "colored by their battles against the royal governors," the older
convention delegates voted strongly in favor of a unitary executive
True
False
3. The delegates had several concerns related to the electing of a chief executive.
Which of the following best describe their concerns?
a. Wilson believed that legislature selection would "make the executive a creature of (and
thus subservient to) the legislature".
b. Wilson proposed the idea of an electoral college, but delegates feared mischief might
ensue when the electors met.
c. The delegates doubted whether "men of the 1st nor even of the 2nd grade" would be
willing to serve
d. All of the above are correct
4. In dealing with the issue of reelection, The Virginia Plan stipulated that the executive
was "to be ineligible a second time" and had left the length of the executive's term of
office blank, literally.
True
False
5. In dealing with the possibility of 'executive disability' the delegates spent a great deal
of time working out the details, thus giving the Constitution clear and defined guidelines
for such an occurrence.
True
False
Instructions
Please answer the following questions after having read and taken notes (using the study
guide provided) from the Creating the Presidency article (pdf provided).
This quiz will also include five fill-in-the-blank questions and three multiple choice
questions. These questions will relate to Chapter 12-The President, from our textbook.
1. The national government of the Articles of Confederation, such as it was, had:
a. no chief executive at all
b. provided for an executive council, with no mention of term limits
c. provided for a unitary (single person) executive, with no mention of term limits
d. provided for a chief executive that would be forced to consult with a council before
exercising some or all of its powers.
2. Perhaps having been "colored by their battles against the royal governors," the older
convention delegates voted strongly in favor of a unitary executive
True
False
3. The delegates had several concerns related to the electing of a chief executive.
Which of the following best describe their concerns?
a. Wilson believed that legislature selection would "make the executive a creature of (and
thus subservient to) the legislature".
b. Wilson proposed the idea of an electoral college, but delegates feared mischief might
ensue when the electors met.
c. The delegates doubted whether "men of the 1st nor even of the 2nd grade" would be
willing to serve
d. All of the above are correct
4. In dealing with the issue of reelection, The Virginia Plan stipulated that the executive
was "to be ineligible a second time" and had left the length of the executive's term of
office blank, literally.
True
False
5. In dealing with the possibility of 'executive disability' the delegates spent a great deal
of time working out the details, thus giving the Constitution clear and defined guidelines
for such an occurrence.
True
False
