Constitutional Convention Quiz

When did the Constitutional Convention begin?

• June 19th, 1865

• May 25th, 1787

• July 4th, 1776

• September 17th, 1787

Where did the delegates meet for the Constitutional Convention?

• Independence Hall

• White House

• Pennsylvania State House

• National Constitution Center

What was the Virginia Plan?

• A one house legislature with state equality

• A legislative branch with equal representation for all states

• A legislative branch with representation based on population

• A plan to abolish slavery

Who proposed the New Jersey Plan?

• William Paterson

• James Madison

• Roger Sherman

• Oliver Ellsworth

What was the Connecticut Compromise?

• A compromise on the future of slavery

• A compromise on the election of the president

• A compromise between big and small states on representation in Congress

• A compromise on the international slave trade

What was the purpose of the Electoral College?

• To ensure state equality in the presidency

• To have Congress pick the president

• To elect the president by popular vote

• To guard against dangerous demagogues

What was the compromise regarding enslaved people in the Three-Fifths clause?

• Enslaved people were excluded from representation

• Enslaved people were counted as one-fifth of a person for representation

• Enslaved people were counted as full persons for representation

• Enslaved people were counted as three-fifths of a person for representation

Who proposed the compromise in the Three-Fifths clause?

• George Mason

• Gouverneur Morris

• James Wilson

• James Madison

What was the compromise regarding the international slave trade?

• Congress allowed the international slave trade indefinitely

• Congress banned the international slave trade after 20 years

• Congress immediately banned the international slave trade

• Congress left the decision to the states

Who refused to sign the new constitution?

• James Madison, George Mason, and Roger Sherman

• Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and James Wilson

• Alexander Hamilton, Benjamin Franklin, and Gouverneur Morris

• George Mason, Edmund Randolph, and Elbridge Gerry