Which of the Following Statements About the Constitutional Convention Is

question 26

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the Constitutional Convention is most accurate?

• A) Working-class Americans and debtors were well represented at the Convention.
• B) Although most of the members of the Convention were white men, there was a small contingent of African Americans, as well as two women.
• C) Most of the delegates subscribed to a republican ethos that shunned deferential displays to the rich and powerful.
• D) The delegates worked in strict secrecy, deliberating-literally and figuratively-behind closed doors.
• E) In terms of political views and interests, the delegates were a homogeneous group who agreed on most particulars.

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Definitions:

Accommodation

In cognitive psychology, the process of modifying existing cognitive schemas or perceptions to incorporate new information.

Optic Nerve

The nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain.

Bottom-Up Processing

Analysis that begins with the sensory receptors and works up to the brain’s integration of sensory information.

Subliminal Priming

The use of stimuli presented below the threshold of conscious perception to influence thoughts, feelings, or actions.