Constitutional Convention Pt. I

Who was unanimously chosen as president of the Constitutional Convention?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• John Adams

The ___________ plan called for a new government with three separate branches: legislative, executive, and judicial

Match the following delegates contributions or facts to the correct individual or group

• Average age of 42

• Framers

• Presented the New Jersey Plan

• George Washington

• Chosen as president of the convention

• William Patterson

• 81 years old at the convention

• Benjamin Franklin

What was the main issue of disagreement between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

• Creation of a national army

• The method of representation in Congress

• Taxation policies

• The power of the executive branch

Put the following events in the correct chronological order

• Proposal for a national government was adopted

• George Washington chosen as president of the convention

• Delegates adopted rules of procedure

• It was sent to the states to ratify

• Philadelphia convention was called to recommend revisions to the Articles of Confederation

The Philadelphia Convention was initially called to recommend revisions to the​ ​ (a)  

• Articles of Confederation
• Constitution
• Declaration of Independence
• Bill of Rights

What was the purpose of the New Jersey Plan?

• To create a government with more power than the Virginia Plan

• To introduce a bicameral legislature

• To amend the Article of Confederation with limited changes

• To give larger states more power

The ___________ plan proposed that representation in Congress be based on each state's population or financial contribution

How many states sent delegates to the Constitutional Convention?

• 10

• 11

• 12

• 13

Match each concept with the plan that it belongs to

• Bicameral legislature

• Virginia Plan

• Unicameral Congress

• Virginia Plan

• Equal representation

• New Jersey Plan

• Based on state population

• New Jersey Plan