Constitutional Convention

Multiple Choice

Where did the Founding Fathers meet to fix the Articles of Confederation?

• Boston

• Washington, DC

• New York

• Philadelphia

Multiple Choice

Why did the delegates want to keep the discussions of the convention secret until they were done?

• They knew it was an illegal government overthrow

• They knew it would spark a second Shays' Rebellion

• It would be easier to resolve their differences in private

• They were hoping to take the country by surprise and pass the Constitution quickly

Multiple Choice

This man is known as the Father of the Constitution

• James Madison

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

Multiple Choice

James Madison's Virginia Plan included which of the following features?

• The ability to pass taxes

• the National government was supreme over the states

• Three branches: Legislative, Executive and Judicial

• All of the above

Multiple Choice

A "Bicameral" Legislature means that...

• There is only one house in the legislature

• There would be two houses in the legislature

• There would be three houses in the legislature

Multiple Choice

How was the New Jersey Plan different from the Virginia Plan?

• There would be three Presidents in the NJ Plan

• Under NJ plan each state would have the same number of representatives in the legislature

• Like the Articles the states would still have more power than the National government.

• There would be only two branches of government in the NJ Plan

Multiple Choice

What was the result of the Great Compromise

• A Bicameral legislature with a House (based on population) and a Senate (equal for all states)

• Three branches in our national government

• States having more power than the National government

• George Washington being named the first president

Multiple Choice

The 3/5 Compromise, making it so only 3 out of every 5 slaves counted towards a state's population when it came to the House of Representatives was actually a compromise about..... (stop and think about it)

• Congressional power between northern and southern states

• ending slavery

• keeping slavery forever in the Constitution

• Making sure the U.S. military was strong enough to defeat rebellions

Multiple Choice

What was at least one positive step towards ending slavery in the United States through one of the Compromises?

• The country could ban the slave trade 20 years after the Constitution was passed

• Slaves who were counted in the population could vote

• Slavery would be banned 20 years after the Constitution was passed.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following were included in BOTH the Virginia and New Jersey plans?

• Three Branches: Executive, Legislative and Judicial

• The inability of the government to tax

• an emphasis on building up the United States navy

• a step by step process for delegates to first be Senators and then President

Multiple Choice

What did it mean to "ratify" the Constitution

• recycle the Constitution

• rewrite it

• approve it

• reword the Constitution to favor the smaller states

Multiple Choice

What did the Federalist want?

• to keep the Articles of Confederation

• to approve the Constitution

• to name George Washington as Prime Minister

• build the Death Star

Multiple Choice

What did the Antifederalists favor?

• Stronger states rights while fearing an overpowered national government

• Stronger national government to avoid another Shays' Rebellion

• Taxes to help pay back the owed debts.

Poll

What were some of the major problems the Antifederalists had with the Constitution?

• The delegates conspired under a "thick veil of secrecy"

• Believed the Constitution would destroy states rights

• The concentration of power reminded them of monarchies

Multiple Choice

Which side did the two most famous/respected Americans George Washington and Benjamin Franklin support?

• Federalist

• Antifederalist

• British

Multiple Choice

What was the final item needed before the states would ratify the Constitution?

• A system of checks and balances

• a tricameral legislature

• a Bill of Rights

• an iPhone