Constitutional Convention

An agreement in which both sides give up something.

• Compromise

• Conclusion

• Argument

• Declaration

Which compromise combined aspects of the Virginia and New Jersey plans to make small and large states satisfied?

• the Commerce Compromise
• the Three-Fifths Compromise
• the Just Compromise
• the Great Compromise

Under the Three-Fifths compromise, which individuals counted as 3/5 of a free person when a census was taken?

• women
• Native Americans
• slaves
• children

The branch of government that makes our laws

• Congress (Legislative)

• President (Executive)

• Supreme Court (Judicial)

• King George (Monarch)

Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation

• A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed

• The census bureau was established to help apportion representation

• The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures

Who proposed the framework for the new Constitution and is nicknamed the "Father of the Constitution"?

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

The division of power between a central government and state governments is called

• The United States
• the Supremacy Clause
• the Necessary and Proper Clause
• federalism

What is Popular Sovereignty?

• Being popular in the world
• People voting and having a say in the governments decisions
• People voting
• The act of the 20th admendment and it’s rules.

Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Washington, DC
• Richmond, Virginia
• Paris, France

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
• To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
• To write the Treaty of Paris
• To elect the first president