CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
• To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
• To write the Treaty of Paris
• To elect the first president

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The three branches of government are ________________

• Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
• Legislative, Judicial, and National
• Executive, Principle, and Judicial
• Judicial, National, and Legislative

Which branch of government has two houses?

• Executive
• Legislative
• Judicial
• National

Which part of the legislative branch has representation based on population?

• Senate
• Judicial
• House of 
  Representatives
• House of Congress

Which part of the legislative branch has the same number of representatives for each state?

• House of Representatives
• Judicial
• Executive
• Senate

The _______________ was the solution to the disagreement about how many representatives each state would have. 

• Great Compromise
• Three-fifths Compromise
• Great Dispute
• Big Agreement

Our president is elected by which of the following?

• Congress
• The People
• The Senate
• The Electoral College

Who is known as the "father" of the Constitution?

• George Washington
• George Mason
• John Adams
• James Madison

What document replaced the Articles of Confederation and established a new national government? 

• The Declaration of Independence 
• The Constitution 
• The Magna Carta 
• The English Bill of Rights 

Which group of states benefited the most from the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• Northern States

• Large States

• Southern States

• All states benefited equally