Constitutional Convention

Where was the Constitutional Convention held at?

• Baltimore

• Philadelphia

• Boston

• New York City

Who was elected president of the Constitutional Convention?

• James Monroe

• Roger Sherman

• John Hancock

• George Washington

When was the Constitutional Convention held?

• August 1790

• April 1788

• May 1787

• March 1789

The Virginia Plan had a bicameral legislature, wanted larger states to have more power than smaller states, and...

• Representation based on a state's population.

• Representation would be equal

• Representation based on a family's wealth

• Representation based on the governor's recommendation

Three figures from the notes who did not attend th Constitutional Convention were Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and ...

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

Under the New Jersey Plan, there would be a unicameral legislature, and ...

• Representation based on equal representation

• Representation based on governor's recommendation

• Representation based on population

• Representation based on a family's name

The new system of government in the U.S. would be a ....

• Dictatorship

• Monarchy

• Republic

• Democracy

What was the Great Compromise?

• Both are based on a state's population

• Both are based on representation

• Senate based on equal representation. House on population

• House based on equal representation. Senate based on population

In a Republic, who holds the power?

• The President

• The Legislature

• The People

• The Judges

The name of the compromise where states counted slaves as this much was called

• One person compromise

• Three-fifths compromise

• One-half compromise

• Two-fifths compromise