The Constitutional Convention 2026

The Virginia Plan favored ___ states because membership in Congress would be based on population and there would be two houses.

• large
• small
• all

______ came up with the Great Compromise which called for a Senate and a House of Representatives.

• James Madison
• Roger Sherman
• Ben Franklin

The courts are part of the ___ branch.

• legislative
• executive
• judicial

Congress makes up the ___ branch.

• legislative
• executive
• judicial

___ was the president of the Constitutional Convention.

• George Washington
• Ben Franklin
• James Madison

The legislative branch ___ laws.

• enforces
• interprets
• makes

The executive branch ___ laws.

• enforces
• interprets
• makes

The judicial branch ___ laws.

• enforces
• interprets
• makes

The ___ Compromise was about how to count slaves for the purpose of taxation and representation in Congress.

• One-fifth
• Two-fifths
• Three-fifths
• Four-fifths

A proposal at the Constitutional Convention that Congressional representation be based on population, which would favor the larger states.

• New York Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Rhode Island Plan

• Virginia Plan