The Story of the Constitution

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• to revise (fix) the Articles of Confederation

• to change the Declaration of Independence

• to limit the rights of the citizens

• to choose new leaders of Parliament

Every state but this one attended the Constitutional Convention?

• Georgia

• Virginia

• Rhode Island

• Massachusetts

Who was the leader of the Constitutional Convention?

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

• Baron de Montesquieu

• George Washington

The delegates original task was to fix the Articles of Confederation, but they didn't. What did they do instead?

• they declared their independence from Britain

• they created a new plan for government

• they protested with a boycott

• they left and kept the Articles unchanged

The delegates agreed that the legislature should be like Parliament and have how many houses?

• one

• two

• three

• none

One of the president's powers would be to deny or refuse a law. What word means to deny or refuse?

• veto

• ratify

The delegates believed there was a need for a national executive that would do what with the laws?

• make them

• interpret them

• revise them

• carry them out

Which best describes the Virginia Plan that was presented at the convention?

• created a monarchy with a strong Parliament to make laws

• created a monarchy with a one-house Congress

• Created a one-house Congress with EQUAL representation

• created a two-house Congress with representation based on a states population

How was the New Jersey Plan similar to the Articles of Confederation?

• it kept the one-house Congress with representation being based on population

• it kept the two-house Congress with each state getting EQUAL representation

• it kept one-house Congress with each state getting EQUAL representation

• it kept the two-house Congress with representation being based on population

Delegates from this state came up with a compromise to the dispute (disagreement) between the New Jersey and Virginia Plan?

• New York

• Connecticut

• South Carolina

• Rhode Island