4.2 Section Quiz Review

Kai, Daniel, and Hannah are participating in a school play about the Constitutional Convention of 1787. What was the main purpose of this historical event?

• to write a new constitution

• to revise the Articles of Confederation

• to decide who the leaders of the country should be

• to decide between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans

During a school debate, Samuel, Isla, and Harper were discussing the main subject of debate among delegates to the Convention. What was the main subject they were discussing?

• how the legislature would be structured.

• whether there would be a chief executive.

• how many branches of government to have.

• who should be the head of the executive branch.

In a class discussion, Luna explains the importance of the Great Compromise. Why does she think it was so important?

• It settled the slavery debate.

• It was an extremely popular plan.

• It created a legislative system everyone could accept.

• It established James Madison as a leader.

In a history class discussion, Grace, Aiden, and Abigail were discussing the Three-Fifths Compromise. They concluded that it...

• gave Congress the power to ban slavery in individual states.

• determined how enslaved people would be counted in the population.

• expanded the powers of the executive branch and the President.

• gave states the power to ban slavery within their borders.

During a school debate, Olivia mentioned that some delegates refused to sign the Constitution because they thought that it...

• was unfair to the smaller states of the Union.

• was a result of too many compromises.

• gave too much power to the national government.

• would affect trade agreements between states.

In a school debate, Arjun argued that the Virginia Plan was different from the New Jersey plan because it called for ____ House/Houses of Congress.

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Ethan and Sophia are participating in a school debate about the New Jersey Plan. Ethan argues that the plan was set up in a way that would benefit _________ states. What type of states is Ethan referring to?

• larger

• smaller

• northern

• southern

In a group project, Aria and Ava had a disagreement. They reached a compromise which means...

• The project never gets completed.

• Both Aria and Ava give up something in order to reach an agreement.

• A solution for the project is reached.

• The project is unsuccessful.

During a school debate, Olivia mentioned that George Washington had a main job during the Constitutional Convention. What was that job?

• U.S. Army general.

• Lead writer of the Constitution.

• President of the Constitutional Convention.

• President of the U.S.

Sophia, Mason, and Rohan were discussing how the Constitution fixed many of the Articles of Confederation problems. However, they couldn't agree on one area that it did not fix. What was that area?

• Taxes

• Slavery

• Court Systems

• Laws