Quiz of the Week 10/14-10/17
- 1. The Constitutional Convention was set up to revise the ___________________.
A) Magna Carta
B) Olive Branch Petition
C) Articles of Confederation
D) Declaration of Independence
E) Treaty of Paris
- 2. How many delegates met in Philadelphia for the Convention?
A) 26
B) 39
C) 100
D) 13
E) 55
- 3. In this plan, there would be two houses within the legislative branch.
A) Virginia Plan
B) Connecticut Plan
C) Albany Plan
D) Philadelphia Plan
E) New Jersey Plan
- 4. William Paterson proposed a plan in which each state would be given one vote in the legislature, regardless of population
A) Virginia Plan
B) New Jersey Plan
C) Carolina Plan
D) Albany Plan
E) Representative Plan
- 5. Under the Great Compromise the Legislative Branch would be divided into two houses (bicameral).
A) Virginia House & New Jersey House
B) Republican & Democratic
C) Read House & The Whitehouse
D) House of Representatives & The Senate
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) Immigrants
B) Slaves
C) The Senate
D) Women
E) Farmers
- 7. Supported a Strong Central/Federal Government
A) Democrats
B) Federalists
C) Republicans
D) Representatives
E) Anti-Federalists
- 8. Believed that the Constitution gave too much power to the National government and left the states to be too weak
A) Senators
B) Republicans
C) Federalists
D) Anti-Federalists
E) Democrats
- 9. Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution is December 1787. What does it mean to Ratify?
A) Refuse
B) Ignore
C) Edit
D) Print
E) Approve
- 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) 10/13
E) 13/13
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