- 1. The Constitutional Convention was set up to revise the ___________________.
A) Declaration of Independence
B) Treaty of Paris
C) Magna Carta
D) Articles of Confederation
E) Olive Branch Petition
- 2. How many delegates met in Philadelphia for the Convention?
A) 55
B) 39
C) 100
D) 13
E) 26
- 3. In this plan, there would be two houses within the legislative branch.
A) New Jersey Plan
B) Virginia Plan
C) Philadelphia Plan
D) Connecticut Plan
E) Albany Plan
- 4. William Paterson proposed a plan in which each state would be given one vote in the legislature, regardless of population
A) Representative Plan
B) Albany Plan
C) Carolina Plan
D) Virginia Plan
E) New Jersey Plan
- 5. Under the Great Compromise the Legislative Branch would be divided into two houses (bicameral).
A) Republican & Democratic
B) House of Representatives & The Senate
C) Virginia House & New Jersey House
D) Read House & The Whitehouse
E) Federalists & Anti-Federalists
- 6. Under the Three-Fifths Compromise, 3/5 of the _________ in any state would count toward the state’s population.
A) Women
B) The Senate
C) Farmers
D) Immigrants
E) Slaves
- 7. Supported a Strong Central/Federal Government
A) Federalists
B) Democrats
C) Representatives
D) Anti-Federalists
E) Republicans
- 8. Believed that the Constitution gave too much power to the National government and left the states to be too weak
A) Democrats
B) Federalists
C) Anti-Federalists
D) Republicans
E) Senators
- 9. Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution is December 1787. What does it mean to Ratify?
A) Ignore
B) Print
C) Approve
D) Edit
E) Refuse
- 10. Finally, by September 17,1787, the Constitution was ready. Now it had to be approved by ____ of the ______ states.
A) 9/13
B) 6/13
C) 4/13
D) 13/13
E) 10/13
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