Constitutional Convention Quiz

Under the Articles of Confederation, how were states represented in the government?

• States received votes based on their size

• States received votes based on their wealth

• States received votes based on their population

• Each state had one vote on all matters

What was the main concern of the founders regarding state power?

• States having too much power

• States having no power

• States having unequal power

• States having too little power

What was the Virginia Plan proposed by Edmund Randolph?

• A Congress with equal state power

• A Congress with representation based on size

• A Congress with representation based on population

• A Congress with representation based on wealth

What was the New Jersey Plan proposed by William Paterson?

• A Congress with equal state power

• A Congress with representation based on population

• A Congress with representation based on size

• A Congress with representation based on wealth

What was the compromise reached to address the issue of state representation?

• The Great Compromise

• The Connecticut Compromise

• The Virginia Compromise

• The New Jersey Compromise

Should enslaved people count toward a state's population?

• No, they should count as half a person

• Yes, they should count as three-fifths of a person

• No, they should not count at all

• Yes, they should count as full persons

Why did southern states want to count enslaved people toward their population?

• To ensure equal representation for all states

• To decrease the power of the northern states

• To gain more votes in the House of Representatives

• To abolish slavery

What was the compromise reached regarding the counting of enslaved people?

• They were counted as half a person

• They were not counted at all

• They were counted as full persons

• They were counted as three-fifths of a person

Why did Anti-Federalists demand a Bill of Rights be added to the Constitution?

• To ensure equal representation for all states

• To limit the power of the central government

• To increase the power of the central government

• To abolish slavery

Where was the permanent location of the federal seat of government decided?

• New York

• Philadelphia

• District of Columbia

• South Carolina