Quiz Me! - People: Creation of the Constitution Test your knowledge about people in the Creation of the Constitution era. 1 / 10 Alexander Hamilton died as a result from a duel with this man. Aaron Burr James Madison Marquis de Lafayette Thomas Jefferson 2 / 10 He rewrote the Preamble to the Constitution to read “We the People” instead of “We the States.” Thomas Jefferson Alexander Hamilton Gouverneur Morris George Mason 3 / 10 After serving as a state supreme court Chief Justice for the state of New York, John Jay later held numerous titles, including what? Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court President of the United States of America General of the Armies Secretary of Treasury 4 / 10 James Wilson advocated for direct election of the President during the Continental Convention. Opposed by Thomas Jefferson, who believed that power should be reserved by the states, Wilson is credited with a compromise that formed what? The Supreme Court The Electoral College Popular elections Congressional Appointments 5 / 10 This cobbler worked during the Constitutional Convention to guard the power of states against the national government, suggested Congress should choose the President, opposed the Bill of Rights, and eventually supported Madison’s efforts to add amendments. Roger Sherman Benjamin Franklin Marquis de Lafayette Sam Houston 6 / 10 This political philosopher argued that man needed a system of laws or he would degrade without them. He supported freedom of religion, but opposed private property and free speech. Jean-Jacques Rousseau Thomas Paine Roger Sherman John Locke 7 / 10 Edmund Randolph, sometimes called a “Forgotten Founder,” opposed a single President during the Constitutional Convention, and instead suggested what? A three-person executive council A Monarch No executive branch Two co-leaders 8 / 10 George Mason’s Virginia Declaration of Rights served as a template for what? The Declaration of Independence The Magna Carta The Bill of Rights Preamble to the Constitution 9 / 10 As an Anti-Federalist, George Mason ________________ the Constitution of the United States because it did not include a Bill of Rights. supported opposed ratified wrote 10 / 10 Jean-Jacques Rousseau was a political philosopher who argued that man was essentially good, but degraded into cruelty without laws. This was referred to as being a what? A caveman An aristocrat A noble savage A human Your score is Restart quiz