Module 6 Practice Quiz (US History)

The original purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to:

• create a new Constitution

• eliminate slavery in the United States

• improve the Articles of Confederation

• select a new president of the United States

The final outcome of the Constitutional Convention was that the delegates:

• created a new Constitution

• eliminated slavery in the United States

• improved the Articles of Confederation

• selected a new president of the United States

How did the Virginia Plan differ from the New Jersey Plan?

• The Virginia Plan called for a one-house legislature while the New Jersey plan called for a legislature with two houses.

• The Virginia Plan called for the end of the slave trade while the New Jersey Plan called for the slave trade to continue.

• The Virginia Plan proposed that representation should be based on state population while the New Jersey Plan proposed equal representation.

• The Virginia Plan proposed that slaves should not count for representation while the New Jersey plan proposed that slaves should not count for taxation.

The Great Compromise settled the dispute between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan by:

• counting only half of the enslaved population in each state

• eliminating the two houses of Congress

• allowing states to be represented equally in the Senate, and by population in the House or Representatives

• appointing a president for life

Which of the following settled the dispute between Northern states and Southern states over how enslaved people should be counted for determining representation in Congress?

• The Great Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Bill of Rights

• The Elastic Clause

In order to get states to ratify the Constitution, what did Federalists promise to add to it that the Anti-Federalists demanded?

• A Bill of Rights guaranteed to all citizens

• A promise never to outlaw slavery

• A way for the federal government to overrule state laws

• a new process for appointing Supreme Court Justices

Which branch of government has the power to strike down laws that violate the Constitution?

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

Which branch of government has the power to veto laws, and has the duty to enforce the laws?

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

Which branch of government has the power to override a veto, and has the duty to propose and pass laws?

• Judicial Branch

• Executive Branch

• Legislative Branch

Which of the following are guaranteed by the First Amendment? Choose the THREE correct answers.

• the right to assemble and petition the government

• the right to bear arms

• the right to a trial by jury

• the right to freedom of speech and of religion

• the right to freedom of the press