The Constitutional Convention

Were did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Philadelphia

• New York City

• Washington, DC

• Rhode Island

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• to revise the Articles of Confederation in the hope of producing a more effective national government

• to rewrite the Declaration of Independence

• to write a Bill of Rights

• to elect the first president

The ___ Plan proposed a strong federal government with representation based on population.

• Virginia

• New Jersey

• Great Compromise

• 3/5

The ___ Plan proposed a federal government with equal representation in Congress.

• New Jersey

• Virginia

• Great Compromise

• 3/5

The three branches of government are

• executive, legislative, and judicial.

• judicial, Congress, and legislative.

• executive, legislative, and President.

• federal, state, and executive.

The ___ was the solution to the disagreement about how many representatives each state would have.

• Great Compromise

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• 3/5 Compromise

How were enslaved people counted as part of the population when deciding the number of representatives for a state?

• 3/5 of the number of enslaved people was added to the population

• all enslaved people were counted

• enslaved people were not counted at all

• 3/5 of the number of enslaved people were allowed to be counted and to vote

The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following?

• created a one house legislature

• added the Bill of Rights

• addressed how enslaved people would be counted for population purposes

• created a two house legislature

Who was happiest with the Virginia Plan?

• large states

• small states

• all of the states

• only Virginia

Which plan was favored by small states?

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Rhode Island Plan

• none of these