Constitutional Convention Pt. I

Who was unanimously chosen as president of the Constitutional Convention?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• John Adams

The (a)   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

• Presented the New Jersey Plan

• Benjamin Franklin

• Average age of 42

• George Washington

• 81 years old at the convention

• Framers

• Chosen as president of the convention

• William Patterson

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

• Delegates adopted rules of procedure

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

• George Washington chosen as president of the convention

• It was sent to the states to ratify

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 (a)   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

• Unicameral Congress

• Virginia Plan

• Based on state population

• New Jersey Plan

• Equal representation

• Virginia Plan

• Bicameral legislature

• New Jersey Plan