New Nations Quiz

______ was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention who helped large and small states agree to the Great Compromise.

• A. Benjamin Franklin

• B. George Washington

• C. James Madison

• D. Thomas Jefferson

What argument did the Three-Fifths Compromise settle at the Constitutional Convention?

• A. how states would pass laws

• B. representation in the Supreme Court

• C. how enslaved people would be counted

• D. how many rights would be in the Bill of Rights

“We the people” in the U.S. Constitution means that the government's power comes from ____________.

• A. the citizens

• B. the President

• C. the government

• D. the legislative branch

Use the map to answer the question. Where is Philadelphia, Pennsylvania?

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One of the problems with the Articles of Confederation, is that it created a _______ national government.

• weak

• strong

• centralized

• authoritarian

Who is considered the “father of the Constitution” because he wrote most of it?

• A. Benjamin Franklin

• B. George Washington

• C. James Madison

• D. Thomas Jefferson

One weakness of the Articles of Confederation is that the national government could not _______________________ to pay for a military.

• A. meet when they wanted

• B. stop citizens from voting

• C. write its own constitution

• D. collect taxes from citizens

How did Benjamin Franklin help get the Constitution written?

• A. He wrote the Bill of Rights to protect the natural rights of the people.

• B. He wrote the Preamble to describe the purpose of the new government.

• C. He got the large states and small states to agree to the Great Compromise.

• D. He got northern states and southern states to agree to the three-fifths compromise.

Which of the following was a reason the Articles of Confederation had to be revised?

• The states no longer had any power.

• More and more states wanted to join the new nation.

• The federal government was collecting too many taxes.

• The federal government had no power to raise an army.

Why were citizens of the new United States scared to have a strong national government?

• They did not want to be free.

• They did not want to unite as a nation.

• They did not want another king telling them what to do.

• They did not see the need for an army to defend themselves.