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Creating the Constitution: Constitutional Convention
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

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What was the Constitutional Convention?

The gathering that drafted the Constitution of the United States in 1789.

The gathering that drafted the Constitution of the United States in 1787.

A convention for the founding fathers

A group that made the Declaration of Independence

2.

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1 min • 1 pt

The _____ believed in a strong, central government.

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many states attended the Constituional Convention?

7

13

15

12

Answer explanation

All 13 States were invited to attend, but Rhode Island boycotted the convention, leaving only 12 states present.

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 2 pts

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Who was the "father" of the Constitution?

James Madison

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

Alexander Hamilton

Answer explanation

Madison’s influence was so great that later he would be called the “Father

of the Constitution.” One delegate wrote of

Madison, “In the management of every great question he evidently took the lead in the

Convention.”

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many people did the executive branch consist of in the first constitution?

Nine

Fifty (two for every state)

One

Three

Answer explanation

The framers agreed to a single executive, to be called the president.

6.

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1 min • 1 pt

The _____ Compromise accounted for slaveholding states' representation in the House of Representatives.

Answer explanation

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An agreement made at the Constitutional

Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when

determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives]

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was a major weakness of the Articles of Confederation?

Congress could not impose taxes

The national government was too strong

The president was too powerful

The senate served life-terms

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