SOL Review Quiz 2

During what war did Ben Franklin negotiate a Treaty of Alliance with France? 

• French & Indian War
• Revolutionary War
• Spanish American War 
• World War I 

What battle ende the Revolutionary War thanks to the help of the French? 

• Battle of Yorktown
• Battle of Gettysburg
• Battle of Antietam 
• Battle of Saratoga 

Which of the following happened FIRST? 

• Articles of Confederation 
• Constitution 

A "weak national government" describes what document? 

• Articles of Confederation
• Constitution 

Which document provided for 3 branches of government with checks and balances? 

• Articles of Confederation
• Constitution 

Which document gave each state only one vote in the legislative branch? 

• Articles of Confederation 
• Constitution 

What constitutional compromise "placated the South" (made them happy)?

• Great Compromise 
• 3/5 Compromise 
• 2/3 Compromise 
• Connecticut Compromise 

A bicameral legislature that has a Senate with two Senators per state and a House of Representatives with representation based on population 

• Articles of Confederation 
• Constitution 

Which of the following does NOT describe James Madison? 

• Father of the Constitution who led the debates 
• A political philosopher from Virginia 
• Kept "copious" (lots) of notes at the Constitutional Convention
• President of the Constitutional Convention 

Who wrote the Virginia Plan (3 separate branches of govt) and most of the Bill of Rights? 

• James Madison
• George Washington 
• John Adams 
• Alexander Hamilton