Constitution Test Review

The Constitution was written in...

• Washington DC

• Philadelphia

• Boston

• Scranton

During the Constitutional Convention, James Madison was known as...

• the President

• the Father of the Constitution

• a Son of Sam

• a Dundie Award winner

__________ lead to the end of the Articles of Confederation.

• War with Great Britain

• Land Ordinance of 1785

• Shay's Rebellion

• Battle of Shrute Farms

Which group wanted slaves to count in the total population when determining the number of representatives in the House of Representatives?

• North

• South

Which group thought slaves should not be counted towards a state's population since they did not have other rights?

• North

• South

The _______ Compromise was created to solve the dispute about slaves counting towards a state's population.

• 2/3

• 3/4

• 3/5

• 1/5

The agreement to have a bicameral legislature made up of the House of Representatives with population-based representation and the Senate with equal representation.

• The Connecticut Compromise

• The Constitution

• The Emancipation Proclamation

When creating Congress, states with a LARGE population wanted...

(SELECT 2)

• bi-cameral legislature

• uni-cameral legislature

• population-based representation

• equal representation

When creating Congress, states with a SMALL population wanted...

(SELECT 2)

• bi-cameral legislature

• uni-cameral legislature

• population-based representation

• equal representation

A _______ is a "rough draft" of a law.

• Paper

• Bill

• Amendment