Constitutional Convention

Who is considered to be the Father of the Constitution?

• James Monroe

• James Madison

• Thomas Paine

• Thomas Jefferson

Who was unanimously chosen to preside over the meetings?

• George Washington

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton

Who was the first state to ratify the Constitution?

• Rhode Island

• New York

• Delaware

• Virginia

Who was the last state to ratify the Constitution?

• Rhode Island

• Delaware

• New York

• Virginia

What kind of states would support the New Jersey Plan?

• small states

• large states

What kind of states would approve of the Virginia Plan?

• small states

• large states

Which Plan wanted to create a strong national government and replace the Articles of Confederation?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• New York Plan

• Three-Fifths Compromise

Which plan proposed that the # of representatives will be proportionate to the population of the state?

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

Which proposed plan supported a bicameral legislature?

• Three-Fifths Compromsie

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

Which proposed plan suggested an unicameral legislature?

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Northwest Ordinance of 1787

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan