Constitutional Convention

Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?

• Direct democracy

• Great Compromise

• Checks and balances

• Missouri Compromise

In 1787 the United States was at a crossroads. Farmers in western Massachusetts had rebelled the year before over property taxes. The state struggled to end the rebellion. Events such as this one contributed to the decision to --

• sign the Treaty of Paris

• repeal the Intolerable Acts

• declare an embargo on imported goods

• restructure the federal government

George Mason refused to sign the Constitution and opposed its ratification because he believed that it --

• did not adequately protect individuals from potential government abuse

• did not give the executive branch enough power to oversee the military

• prevented the legislative branch from effectively governing the states

• prevented the judicial branch from using judicial review to overturn acts of the legislature

Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation

• A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed

• The census bureau was established to help apportion representation

• The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures

During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, George Mason argued --

• against increased power for the national government

• for the dissolution of state governments

• against the passage of a bill of rights

• for the creation of a strong executive branch

Which speaker is in favor of ratifying the Constitution?

• Speaker 1

• Speaker 2

• Speaker 3

• Speaker 4

Why were southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• It increased the political influence of the South

• It allowed indentured servants in the South to become citizens

• It decreased the federal tax on property in the South

• It allowed the South to expand its industrial output

Why was this congressional structure created by the framers of the Constitution?

• To follow the plan outlined in the Articles of Confederation

• To reach a compromise between large and small states

• To reach a compromise between slave states and non-slave states

• To implement the outcome of a popular vote

What year was the Constitution written?

• 1607

• 1620

• 1776

• 1787

Who proposed the framework for the new Constitution and is nicknamed the "Father of the Constitution"?

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson