Constitutional Convention Quiz

What was the main problem with the Articles of Confederation?

• Lack of representation for states

• Weakness of the government

• Inability to declare war

• Too much power to the government

What event led to the call for writing a new Constitution?

• Declaration of Independence

• Shays' Rebellion

• Boston Tea Party

• Battle of Lexington and Concord

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• Washington D.C.

• New York City

Which plan proposed a three-branch government with bicameral legislature?

• Massachusetts Plan

• Pennsylvania Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

What was the result of the Great Compromise?

• Equal representation for each state in Senate

• Three-fifths compromise

• Creation of Senate with equal representation for each state and House of Representatives based on population

• Creation of House of Representatives only

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise about?

• Taxation of exports

• Representation of slaves in government

• Regulation of trade

• Counting slaves as part of the population

What was the Commerce Compromise about?

• Regulation of trade

• Taxation of imports

• Taxation of exports

• Regulation of the slave trade

Which state's delegates supported the Virginia Plan at the Constitutional Convention?

• New York

• South Carolina

• Massachusetts

• Virginia

What did the Articles of Confederation not give the government power to do?

• Raise an army

• Declare war

• Collect taxes

• Enforce laws

What was the outcome of Shays' Rebellion?

• Expansion of the federal government's power

• Weakening of the federal government

• Increased support for the Articles of Confederation

• Call for a new Constitution