Chapter 5B Quiz

1-5. Match the following

• Benjamin Franklin

• Oldest member of the Constitutional Convention

• John Locke

• Opposed the Constitution unless it included a Bill of Rights

• Federalists

• Supported ratifying the Constitution

• Roger Sherman

• Proposed the Great Compromise

• Anti-Federalists

• English philosopher whose writings influenced the Constitution

6. Who did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention choose to lead the meetings?

• Alexander Hamilton
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington
• James Madison

7. The Founder who is often called the “Father of the Constitution” is

• Thomas Jefferson
• James Madison
• Benjamin Franklin
• Edmund Randolph

8. What was included in the New Jersey Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention? Select ALL that apply.

• a legislature with one house (unicameral)
• a legislature with each state having one vote
• three branches of government
• proportional representation

9. What was NOT included in the Virginia Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention?

• a legislature with two houses (bicameral)

• a legislature with each state having one vote
• three branches of government
• a strong national government

10. Which plan for the Constitution allowed for each state to have an equal number of representatives?

• Virginia Plan
• New Jersey Plan
• Massachusetts Plan
• Rhode Island Plan

11. What created two houses in the government one based on population and one with equal representation?

• Compromise of 1750
• 3/5 Compromise
• The Great Compromise
• Missouri Compromise

12. The Compromise that allowed slaves to be counted towards Congressional representation is known as ______

• The Great Compromise
• Compromise of 1750
• 3/5 Compromise
• Missouri Compromise

13. Why did Southern states like the idea of including enslaved persons in a state’s population?

• The South would pay less in taxes if enslaved persons were included.
• The North would have more seats in Congress if enslaved persons were included.
• The South would have more seats in Congress if enslaved persons were included.
• The North would have better representation if enslaved persons were included.

14. What examples did the writers use when they shaped the Constitution? Select ALL that apply.

• English Bill of Rights of 1689
• French constitution
• Magna Carta

• Thomas Paine’s “Common Sense”