Constitutional Convention Quiz

What was the main goal of the Constitutional Convention?

• To declare independence from Britain

• To abolish the state governments

• To establish a monarchy in the United States

• To debate and decide how to reform the national government

Who were the leaders who pointed to Shays’s Rebellion as evidence for the need of a stronger government?

• Benjamin Franklin and James Madison

• Robert Morris and Alexander Hamilton

• Thomas Jefferson and John Adams

• George Washington and Patrick Henry

Which state did not send delegates to the Constitutional Convention?

• New York

• Pennsylvania

• Virginia

• Rhode Island

Who was elected to lead the Constitutional Convention?

• James Madison

• Alexander Hamilton

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

Who is often called the 'Father of the Constitution'?

• John Adams

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

What principle guided the delegates at the Constitutional Convention to create a government where citizens elect officials to represent them?

• Dual sovereignty

• Majority rule

• Republicanism

• Federalism

What does majority rule require in elections and legislative votes?

• Candidates or legislation receive at least three-fourths of all votes

• Candidates or legislation receive at least one-third of all votes

• Candidates or legislation receive at least one more than one-half of all votes

• Candidates or legislation receive at least two-thirds of all votes

What did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention support but debated how to divide state-federal power?

• Majority rule

• Dual sovereignty

• Republicanism

• Federalism

What did the delegates disagree about at the Constitutional Convention?

• How much power state and national governments should have

• None of the above

• How much authority to grant the three branches of the federal government

• Both A and B