Constitutional Convention Review

Constitutional Convention Review

by Kimberlyn Webster

Multiple Choice

What is one reason why the Articles of Confederation was considered a weak government?

• Congress had the power to tax and gather money.

• Congress did not have the power to tax and gather money.

• There was a president.

• They had a national army.

Multiple Choice

Why did Shay's Rebellion lead to the members of the American government deciding to trash the A.O.C. and make a new government?

• The rebellion showed the flaws of lacking a congress.

• The rebellion showed the flaws of lacking a national form of money.

• The rebellion showed the flaws of lacking a court system.

• The rebellion showed the flaws of lacking a national army for protection and the ability to collect taxes.

Multiple Choice

Originally, government leaders met at the Philadelphia Convention to fix the Articles of Confederation, but instead they made a new government called the _________________.

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• Constitution

• Mayflower Compact

Multiple Choice

The definition for ________________ is "a written plan for government". 

• Constitution

• Articles

• Declaration

• Militia

Multiple Choice

People who wanted a stronger government at the Constitutional Convention were known as ...

• Federalists

• Anti-Federalists

Multiple Choice

___________ is the group of people who make our laws in our government

• Supreme Court

• President

• Congress

Multiple Choice

The amount of representatives (people who make laws) in this body are based off a state's population, making the big states happy with this part of the government.

• Senate

• House of Representatives

Multiple Choice

The amount of representatives (people who make laws) in this body is based on equal representatives per state, no matter the size. Every state gets two senators making the small states happy with this part of the government.

• Senate

• House of Representatives

Multiple Choice

What was the only branch of government that existed under the Articles of Confederation?

• Legislative Branch

• Executive Branch

• Judicial Branch

Multiple Choice

The ___________________ ___________________ divided Congress into two parts to make the big states and small states happy with how many votes they get in Congress.

• 3/5ths Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

Multiple Choice

What did the Philadelphia Convention become known as when they decided to scrap the AOC and replace it with the Constitution?

• Mayflower Meeting

• Declaration Committee

• Constitutional Convention

Multiple Choice

The Constitution was ________, or approved, as the United States' "supreme law of the land" in 1787.

• Resolved

• Ratified

• Grieved

• Boycotted

Multiple Choice

Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution" because he was the secretary of the convention and wrote everything down?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

Multiple Choice

Who was selected to be the President of the Constitutional Convention?

• James Madison

• Roger Sherman

• Governor Randolph

• George Washington

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was NOT a weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

• There was no national currency.

• The federal government couldn’t enforce taxes.

• It was easy to add amendments.

• There was no national army.

Multiple Choice

Why did farmers band together to form Shays’ Rebellion?

• They hated the Articles of Confederation. 

• They faced economic difficulties.

• They wanted a new President.

• Their crops were destroyed by bad weather.

Multiple Choice

What was the original goal of the Constitutional Convention?

• To fix the Articles of Confederation.

• To create a new Constitution.

• To create the Bill of Right.

• To ratify the Constitution.

Multiple Choice

What issue did the Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Plan, help solve?

• Who got to be president 

• Representation in Congress 

• The issue of slavery 

• The issue of taxation

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of the Federalist Papers?

• To convince the citizens of New York that the Constitution was a bad idea.

• To convince the citizens of New York to pass the Constitution.

• To convince the citizens of New York to form their own country.

• To convince the citizens of Rhode Island to pass the Constitution.

Multiple Choice

What was the biggest reason some people didn’t like the Constitution? 

• They were fearful of the central government being too powerful. 

• They didn’t want a Bill of Rights. 

• They didn’t like the idea of checks and balances. 

• It was too easy to change.

Multiple Choice

What was the last state to ratify the Constitution?

• NY

• Massachusetts

• Georgia

• Rhode Island

Multiple Choice

Fill-in-the-blank: President George Washington dealt with the Whiskey Rebellion ________.

• Weakly

• Strongly

• Slowly

Multiple Choice

Why did so many people want a Bill of Rights?

• a. To make sure the government did not fail.

• b. To give the government more power.

• c. To make sure people had rights.

• d. To give the president important rights.