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Civic Literacy: Constitutional Convention & Compromises

Authored by Jennifer McCall

Social Studies

9th - 12th Grade

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Civic Literacy: Constitutional Convention & Compromises
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What were delegates hoping to revise before they actually drafted the Constitution?

Bill of Rights

Federalist Papers

Articles of Confederation

Declaration of Independence

2.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

There were ​ (a)   total delegates, representing ​ (b)   states at the Constitutional Convention in ​ (c)   in ​ the year​ (d)   . Only ​ (e)   was not in attendance.

55
12
Philadelphia
1787
Rhode Island
13
Boston
1776
Georgia
100

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Who was chosen to preside over the Constitutional Convention?

John Adams

Thomas Jefferson

George Washington

William Patterson

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution" because he kept the notes?

George Washington

Benjamin Franklin

James Madison

Roger Sherman

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Madison's Large State Plan called for which of the following?

Bicameral legislature

No legislative branch at all

One house based on population, one based on equal representation

Both houses based on equal representation

6.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

The Virginia Plan called for a ​ (a)   legislature with both houses based on ​ (b)   , while the New Jersey Plan called for a ​ (c)   legislature of ​ (d)   representation.

bicameral
population
unicameral
equal
trifectorate
triplicate
income
disproportionate

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

What plan was adopted to determine how representation would be handled in the new government structure following the Articles of Confederation?

Virginia Plan

New Jersey Plan

Great Compromise

Federalist Papers

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