Constitutional Convention

Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Washington, DC
• Richmond, Virginia
• Paris, France

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
• To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
• To write the Treaty of Paris
• To elect the first president

What were the men who represented their states called?

• Senators
• Congressmen
• Delegates
• Speakers

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• John Adams

The three branches of government are ________________

• Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
• Legislative, Judicial, and National
• Executive, Principle, and Judicial
• Judicial, National, and Legislative

Which branch of government has two houses?

• Executive
• Legislative
• Judicial
• National

Which part of the legislative branch has representation based on population?

• Senate
• Judicial
• House of 
  Representatives
• House of Congress

The _______________ was the solution to the disagreement about how many representatives each state would have. 

• Great Compromise
• Three-fifths Compromise
• Great Dispute
• Big Agreement

Which plan called for states with bigger populations to have more representation in government?

• Taco Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

Why did the South want to count slaves as people?

• They wanted them counted as property

• It gave them more representation in government

• The South cared about the slaves

• Batman said so