The Constitution

Which of the following best describes “the Virginia Plan”?

• One legislative chamber, with equal representation for all states

• Two legislative chambers, both with equal representation for all states

• Two legislative chambers, both with membership based on states’ population

• One legislative chamber, with membership based on states’ population

Which of the following best describes “the New Jersey Plan”?

• One legislative chamber, with equal representation for all states

• Two legislative chambers, both with equal representation for all states

• Two legislative chambers, both with membership based on states’ population

• One legislative chamber, with membership based on states’ population

What was the Connecticut Compromise (Great Compromise)?

• An agreement that changed the way states counted slaves in the census

• The plan that officially replaced the Articles of Confederation with the Constitution

• The arrangement that allows some power for the national gov’t, some for the states

• A House of Reps based on population, a Senate with equal votes for all states

What was the purpose of the Federalist papers?

• To reduce the power of the national government

• To advocate for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution

• To establish the Federalist party as the first political party

• To advocate for the addition of the Bill of Rights

Why was the Bill of Rights added to the U.S. Constitution?

• It was the method for establishing a national currency to unite the country

• There wasn’t enough about the individual rights in the original document

• It needed to be done so that the government would have taxation power

• People wanted to create the process for how slavery could be abolished

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• The plan that proposed that people would not have to pay income tax that equaled more than 3/5 of their income

• The constitutional requirement that 3/5 of the states would have to approve the admission of a new state

• The agreement that for determining representation in the House, enslaved people would only count as 3/5 of a person

• The method for choosing Supreme Court justices, making sure that 3/5 of all Americans are allowed to vote

The delegate who presented the Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention

• George Washington

• Edmund Randolph

• George Mason

• James Madison

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

• Edmund Randolph

• George Mason

• James Madison

• George Washington

This paragraph states the purpose of the Constitution and lists the six reasons for writing the Constitution

• Thesis

• Preamble

• Introduction

• Declaration

The first ten amendments to the Constitution

• The Declaration of Rights

• Virginia Plan

• Petition of Rights

• Bill of Rights