U.S. Constitution

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To amend the Articles of Confederation

• To draft a new constitution

• To discuss the U.S. Constitution

• To negotiate and compromise

What were the two main plans proposed at the Constitutional Convention?

• The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise and the Electoral College

• The Three-Fifths Compromise and the Importation of Slaves

• The Bill of Rights and the Amendment Process

What did the Virginia Plan propose for the legislature?

• A unicameral one-house Congress

• Equal representation for all states

• Representation based on population

• A bicameral legislature with two senators per state

What did the New Jersey Plan propose for the legislature?

• A stronger central government

• Representation based on population

• A bicameral legislature

• Equal representation for all states

What was the result of the Great Compromise?

• A unicameral legislature

• Equal representation in the Senate

• Representation based on population in the House of Representatives

• A stronger central government

What was the purpose of the Electoral College?

• To directly elect the president

• To choose the president through Congress

• To count slaves as three-fifths of a person

• To determine representation in the House of Representatives

What was the outcome of the three-fifths compromise?

• Slaves were counted as property

• Slaves were not counted for representation

• Slaves were counted as three-fifths of a person

• Slaves were given equal rights

What was the compromise on the importation of slaves?

• The slave trade was banned immediately

• The slave trade was banned after 20 years

• The slave trade was allowed indefinitely

• The slave trade was allowed for 10 years

What did the Anti-Federalists demand during the ratification debate?

• A stronger central government

• The Bill of Rights

• The importation of slaves

• The Electoral College

What is the amendment process outlined in Article 5 of the Constitution? Select all that apply!!

• 2/3 of both houses of Congress propose an amendment

• 2/3 of state legislatures propose an amendment

• 3/4 of both houses of Congress ratify an amendment

• 3/4 of state legislatures ratify an amendment