Constitutional Convention Quiz

What were delegates hoping to revise before they actually drafted the Constitution?

• Bill of Rights

• Federalist Papers

• Articles of Confederation

• Declaration of Independence

There were ​ (a)   total delegates, representing ​ (b)   states at the Constitutional Convention in ​ (c)   in ​ the year​ (d)   . Only ​ (e)   was not in attendance.

• 55
• 12
• Philadelphia
• 1787
• Rhode Island
• 13
• Boston
• 1776
• Georgia
• 100

Who was chosen to preside over the Constitutional Convention?

• John Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• William Patterson

Who was known as the "Father of the Constitution" because he kept the notes?

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• James Madison

• Roger Sherman

Madison's Large State Plan called for which of the following?

• Bicameral legislature

• No legislative branch at all

• One house based on population, one based on equal representation

• Both houses based on equal representation

The Virginia Plan called for a ​ (a)   legislature with both houses based on ​ (b)   , while the New Jersey Plan called for a ​ (c)   legislature of ​ (d)   representation.

• bicameral
• population
• unicameral
• equal
• trifectorate
• triplicate
• income
• disproportionate

Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Washington, DC
• Richmond, Virginia
• Paris, France

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
• To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
• To write the Treaty of Paris
• To elect the first president

The _______________ Plan proposed a strong federal government with two branches.

• Virginia
• New Jersey
• Connecticut
• Three-fifths

The three branches of government are ________________

• Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
• Legislative, Judicial, and National
• Executive, Principle, and Judicial
• Judicial, National, and Legislative