Constitution

When creating the legislative branch there were two proposed plans.  Which plan wanted states to have more votes based on population? 

• Connecticut Plan 
• New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan
• 3/5th's Plan 

The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following? 

• Created a one house legislature
• Postponed the conversation about slavery
• Added the Bill of Rights 
• Created a two house legislature

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 

The Constitutional Convention was convened to...

• write the Treaty of Paris.
• get all the signers of the Declaration together to celebrate.
• decide who would fight Daniel Shay.
• improve the Articles of Confederation.

The Constitutional Convention took place-

• 1781
• 1787
• 776
• 1783

The issue of enslaved people for the purpose of representation was the main issue of -

• Great Compromise
• One-Third Compromise
• Three-Fifths Compromise
• Slave Compromise

The Great Compromise called for a house of representatives and a Senate which is called-

• bicameral
• unicameral
• one camel
• Three camels

Representation should be proportional based on a states population was part of the 

• New Jersey plan
• Virginia plan
• Conneticut plan
• Commerce Compromise

Representation should be equal giving each state the same number of representatives was part of the 

• New Jersey plan
• Virginia plan
• Conneticut plan
• Commerce Compromise

Who is considered the "Father of the Constitution?

• James Madison
• Benjamin Franklin
• Thomas Jefferson
• Patrick Henry