Constitutional Convention Quiz

Who is known as the "Father of The Constitution"?

• Ben Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

Who is the author of the New Jersey Plan?

• William Patterson

• James Madison

• Gouverneur Morris

• Ben Franklin

Who is responsible for writing the final draft of the Constitution?

• Ben Franklin

• James Madison

• Gouverneur Morris

• George Washington

Who was author of most of the Federalist Essays? He used the pen name Publius.

• John Adams

• Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington

• Sam Adams

Which of the following presented the Connecticut Compromise or the "Great Compromise"?

• Roger Sherman

• James Madison

• William Patterson

• John Adams

Who was the oldest delegate to the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington

• Ben Franklin

• Gouverneur Morris

• William Patterson

Who was chosen to be the First Vice President of the United States?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Patrick Henry

Who was chosen as the President of the Constitutional Convention?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Ben Franklin

• George Washington

Both the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution

• had some process that allowed for amendments

• established the three branches of government.

• gave the President the power to declare war.

• provided for a strong national government.

The Great Compromise used which idea from the New Jersey Plan?

• equal representation of states.

• representation by population

• unicameral Congress

• bicameral Congress