Module 5 Lesson 3 Quiz

What was held in May of 1787 in Philadelphia to improve the Articles of Confederation?

• Constitutional Convention

• Articles of Confederation Convention

• Liberty Convention

• Continental Congress

Who was elected president of the Constitutional Convention?

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

What was the name of the agreement that stated that each slave would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining representation?

• Missouri Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• One-half Compromise

• Adams-Jefferson Compromise

What was the name of the first national government that was made by the founding fathers that was not successful because it was to weak?

• Magna Carta

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

What was the name of the plan that Edmund Randolph presented that would give more power to states with larger population?

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• New York Plan

• Albany Plan

What was the name of the plan that William Paterson created that gave equal rights to states no matter the size of their population?

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• New York Plan

• Albany Plan

What was the name of the deal that was made that the legislative branch would have two houses with one house determine by a states population and the other house having equal representation for each state?

• Rhode Island Plan

• Missouri Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

The rights of citizens to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" are supported by this idea.

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Judicial Review

• Manifest Destiny

This branch of government includes the House of Representatives and the Senate.

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

• None of the above

This branch of government includes the president and his cabinet.

• Legislative

• Judicial

• Executive

• None of the above