New Nation Test Prep 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 _________.

• the citizens

• the President

• the government

• the legislative branch

What is the name of the compromise between large and small states at the Constitutional Convention?

• A. The Small Compromise

• B. The Great Compromise

• C. The Washington Compromise

• D. The Articles of Confederation Confederation

In a representative democracy, leaders are elected by the _______ to make laws and decisions for the country.

• citizens

• governor

• president

• supreme court

Use the map to answer the question. Which number represents the location of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where the Constitutional Convention was held?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The words ____________ means that our government’s power comes from the people who live in it.

• government rules

• popular sovereignty

• pursuit of happiness

• legislative and judicial

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

• long

• weak

• good

• strong

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

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

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

• meet when they wanted

• stop citizens from voting

• write its own constitution

• collect taxes from citizens