The Legislative Branch Unit Test

Which type of Representation in Congress is based on Population?

• Congressional

  Representation

• Proportional Representation

• Equal Representation

• Free Representation

The Virginia Plan was drafted by?

• Roger Sherman

• George Washington

• William Patterson

• James Madison

Who wrote the New Jersey Plan?

• Roger Sherman

• William Patterson

• James Madison

• Geroge Washingotn

Congress is responsible for?

• Making Laws

• Judging Laws

• Enforcing Laws

• None of the above

Membership in the Senate is based on what type of Representation?

• Proportional Representation

• Free Population

• Equal Representation

• Population Representation

Membership in the House of Representatives is based on what type of representation?

• Congressional Representation

• Free Representation

• Equal Representation

• Proportional Representation

Why did the Framers/Delegates meet at the Philadelphia Convention?

• To elect a President

• to revise the articles of confederation

• to plan a war

• none of the above

Who created the Connecticut Plan also known as The Great Compromise?

• James Madison

• Roger Sherman

• William Patterson

• George Washington

What type of Congress does the United States have today?

• None of the above

• Bicameral Congress

• Unicameral Congress

• Tricameral Congress

The small states wanted each state to have the same number of Representatives, what type of representation is this?

• Equal Representation

• Proportional Representation

• Free Representation

• Congressional Representation