Constitutional Convention Quiz

The word that means political disorder or chaos is

The Father of the Constitution. A Virginian who supported a strong national government.

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Edmund Randolph

• James Madison

The purpose of the Constitutional Convention was to ________ the Articles of Confederation

Who introduced the Virginia Plan of Government?

• George Washington

• Patrick Henry

• Edmund Randolph

• James Madison

The Virginia Plan proposed a strong national ___________ with ____ chambers or houses.

The New Jersey Plan was proposed by William Paterson and wanted ____ ______ per ________.

According, to the Connecticut Compromise, the representatives in the House would be based on

• Equality

• vote of the president

• two per state

• population

This compromise allowed for slaves to be counted towards representation and taxes.

• 1/3

• 3/5

• 3/4

• 2/3

The Anti-Federalists believed that a _______________ needed to be included in the constitution for citizens.

The Federalist believed that without a strong central government their would be ___________