US Constitution Gallagher

Who did delegates unanimously agree should preside over the Constitutional Convention?

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• John Adams

What plan proposed that every five enslaved persons would count as three free persons?

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Cotton Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

What is the single sentence that introduces the Constitution and states the six purposes of the government called?

• Preamble

• Articles

• Bill of Rights

• Amendments

Which term is best defined as the branch of government that administers and enforces the laws?

• Industrial branch

• Executive branch

• Judicial Branch

• Legislative branch

What refers to powers given to state governments but not to the national government?

• separation of powers

• expressed powers

• checks and balances

• reserved powers

What did Roger Sherman of Connecticut and his committee propose as a solution to the question of determining how states were to be represented in Congress?

• New Jersey Plan

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

What selection best represents the group of people named by each state legislature to select the president and vice president?

• the Electoral College

• the House of Representatives

• the Federalists

• The Senate

Which group believed the Constitution should provide protection for certain basic liberties?

• Anti-Federalists

• Whigs

• Liberals

• Abolitionists

Which part of the Constitution deals with how the legislative branch will work?

• Preamble

• Articles of Confederation

• Bill of Rights

• Amendments

What are the first 10 amendments to the Constitution known as?

• Bill of Rights

• Great Compromise

• Articles of Confederation

• Constitutional Convention