Creating the Constitution Test

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

• New York

• Philadelphia

• Boston

• Virginia

What is Popular Sovereignty?

• powers granted to the federal government

• popular decisions made by the people

• political authority belongs to the people

• powers granted to the state governments

What was the goal of the Constitutional Convention?

• to create the Declaration of Independence

• to create a Preamble

• to declare war on Britain

• improve the Articles of Confederation

The delegates of the Constitutional Convention created the

What did the Virginia plan state?

• that representation based on population

• that equal representation of all states

• it had to create a unicameral system

What did the New Jersey plan state?

• that representation was based on population

• that equal representation of all states is necessary

• it wanted a bicameral system

Which plan gave more power to the national government?

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Executive Branch

• The Legislative Branch

Which plan gave more power to the State governments?

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Judicial Branch

• 3/5 Compromise

Identify one of the two legislatures under the new U.S. Constitution?

• The Senate

• Popular Sovereignty

• The International House of Pancakes

The ________branch includes the president and their cabinet leaders