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Origins of American Government Sec 4-5

Authored by Driskill Sawyer

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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Origins of American Government Sec 4-5
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did delegates from the states gather at a convention in Philadelphia in May of 1787?

to end the slave trade

to stop to Shays’s Rebellion

to limit the power of the national government

to revise the Articles of Confederation

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is James Madison remembered as the Father of the Constitution?

He was the primary author of the New Jersey Plan.

He acted as president of the convention.

He played a key role in planning the convention and writing the Constitution.

He proposed the Great Compromise.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which agreement settled disputes between large states and small states over how the U.S. government should be organized?

Virginia Plan

New Jersey Plan

Great Compromise

Three-Fifths Compromise

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which agreement determined how slaves would be counted in a state’s population for representation in the House?

Virginia Plan

New Jersey Plan

Great Compromise

Three-Fifths Compromise

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the basis for representation in Congress that was outlined in the Great Compromise?

equal votes for all states in both houses of Congress

representation based on state population in both houses of Congress

equal votes for all states in the House; representation based on state population in the Senate

equal votes for all in the Senate; representation based on state population in the House

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Antifederalists believed the Constitution would provide a strong national government for the United States.

True

False

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Framers’ strongest criticism of the Constitution was that it did not have a bill of rights.

True

False

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