Constitution Test Part 1

A Meeting of state delegates in 1787 in Philadelphia called to revise the Articles of Confederation but created a new government, the US Constitution.

• Constitutional Convention

• Continental Congress

• Senate

• House Meeting

A plan for representation that was supported by larger states since representation would be based on a state's population

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

A plan for representation that was supported by smaller states since representation would be equal for all states

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

Set up a bicameral legislature, one house would have representation based on population and the other would have equal state representation

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

A house in the legislative branch/U.S. Congress that has representation based on a state's population.

• Constitutional Convention

• Continental Congress

• Senate

• House of Representatives

A house in the legislative branch/U.S. Congress that has representation based on a state's population.

• Constitutional Convention

• Continental Congress

• Senate

• House of Representatives

Why did small states supporting the New Jersey Plan?  

• The plan based representation on population.

• The plan gave all states equal representation.

• The plan counted 3/5 of slaves for population purposes.

• The plan was created by another southern state.

True or False? The Articles of Confederation were discarded for the Constitution?

• True

• False

Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?

• Direct democracy

• Great Compromise

• Checks and Balances

• Missouri Compromise

Which of the following best completes this chart?

(What goes where the question mark is)

• Representation based on state's population

• Representatives appointed by executive branch

• Representatives approved by judicial branch

• Representation depends on a state's size in square miles