Writing and Ratifying the U. S. Constitution

Who proposed the Virginia Plan?

• James Madison

• Edmund Randolph

• William Paterson

• Roger Sherman

What type of legislature did the Virginia Plan propose?

• Bicameral

• Unicameral

• Tricameral

• Quadricameral

How was membership in the lower house of the Virginia Plan determined?

• Based on state population

• Based on state wealth

• Based on state size

• Based on state history

Who introduced the New Jersey Plan?

• William Paterson

• James Madison

• Edmund Randolph

• Roger Sherman

What type of legislature did the New Jersey Plan propose?

• Unicameral

• Bicameral

• Tricameral

• Quadricameral

What was the purpose of the Three-Fifths Clause in the Constitution?

• To increase the power of the slave states

• To decrease the power of the slave states

• To increase the power of the northern states

• To decrease the power of the northern states

Who were the two sides in the arguments for and against ratification of the Constitution?

• Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• Republicans and Democrats

• Whigs and Tories

• Liberals and Conservatives

What were the main concerns of the Anti-Federalists regarding the Constitution?

• Protection of individual rights

• Protection of state rights

• Both protection of individual and state rights

• Neither protection of individual nor state rights

Who were the three leading Federalists who published their views in The Federalist?

• Patrick Henry, George Mason, and Thomas Jefferson

• John Jay, James Madison, and Alexander Hamilton

• George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams

• Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Paine, and Samuel Adams

What is the main goal of the new government described in Federalist Number 10?

• To control violence and aggressions caused by factions

• To prevent corruption in government

• To make all states secure from threats and invasions

• To create a strong central government