Constitutional Convention Review Questions

Before the U.S. Constitution was ratified, the United States was governed by which document?

• Magna Carta
• Articles of Confederation
• Mayflower Compact
• Declaration of Independence

Which of these was the greatest challenge for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention?

• How to respond to the interests of foreign countries.

• How to address the concerns of farmers and ranchers.

• How to balance the interests of large and small states.

• How to get agreement between the Eastern and Western states

Who was the main writer of the Constitution?

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

In the Virginia Plan representation in congress was based on population. Which states favored this plan?

• Small States

• Large States

• Southern States

• Northern States

How many houses would be in Congress under the New Jersey Plan?

• Two
• Five
• One
• Three

The Senate will have equal representation for each state. The House of Representatives will be based on ... ?

• Money

• Slaves

• Population

• It will also be equal

In the New Jersey Plan, states received equal representation in congress. Which states favored this plan?

• Small States

• Large States

• Northern States

• Southern States

Which of these did both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans include?

• An end to slavery

• Executive Branch or President

• Bicameral Legislature (Two Houses)

• Three Branches of Government

• Judicial Branch or Supreme Court

An agreement in which both sides give up something.

• Compromise

• Conclusion

• Argument

• Declaration

The New Jersey Plan and the Virginia plan main disagreement was....

• if the legislative branch should favor small or large states.

• what type of government the US would be

• how many presidents the US would have

• if the US would have 3 or 4 branches