United States Constitution

When and where did the state delegates meet to write the new United States Constitution?

• New York in 1789

• Philadelphia from May to September 1787

• Boston in 1790

• Washington D.C. in 1791

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To create a new government structure

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• To establish a monarchy

• To declare independence from Britain

Who presided over the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

How were powers divided within the new government?

• Between national and state governments

• Between executive and legislative branches

• Between legislative and judicial branches

• All of the above

What was the Great Compromise?

• A compromise between large and small states regarding representation in Congress

• A compromise between the North and South regarding slavery

• A compromise between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• A compromise between the executive and legislative branches

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A compromise between the North and South regarding representation of slaves

• A compromise between the large and small states regarding representation in Congress

• A compromise between the Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• A compromise between the executive and legislative branches

Who were the Anti-Federalists?

• People who supported ratification of the Constitution

• People who believed the national government would be too powerful

• People who wrote The Federalist Papers

• People who attended the Constitutional Convention

Who wrote The Federalist Papers?

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and John Jay

• Patrick Henry and George Mason

How many states were needed to ratify the Constitution?

• 5

• 9

• 13

• 15

What was the outcome of the ratification process?

• All states quickly ratified the Constitution

• Only a few states ratified the Constitution

• The Constitution was not ratified

• The ratification process is still ongoing