The Constitutional Convention & US Constitution

At the Constitutional Convention, delegates elected George Washington to be

• father of the Constitution

• commander in chief of the army

• president of the United States

• president of the convention

Which of these describes the delegates at the Constitutional Convention?

• They represented all 13 states.

• All supported a strong national government.

• Most had extensive political experience.

• They gave interviews to reporters.

What was a feature of the Great Compromise?

• an upper house of Congress with equal representation from each state

• a lower house of Congress with representation based on population

• a national government with three branches

• a national government with one branch

The Virginia Plan proposed a national government with ____.

• two branches

• two houses of Congress

• three branches

• one branch

The Great Compromise resolved differences between which two plans?

• Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan and Great Compromise

• New Jersey Plan and Great Compromise

• None of the above

The Great Compromise was a solution to ____.

• representation in Congress

• state rights

• federal power

• taxation

Which of the following was not a proposed structure for the U.S. Congress?

• a Senate with one senator from each state

• a one-house Congress

• a Senate with two senators from each state

• an executive branch with two co-presidents.

Fill in the blank: The proposed structure of the U.S. Congress included a _______ with two senators from each state.

• House

• Senate

• Assembly

• Council

Which of the following options describes the U.S. Senate's composition?

• a Senate with one senator from each state

• a one-house Congress

• a Senate with two senators from each state

• an executive branch with two co-presidents.

Fill in the blank: Most enslaved people lived in the _______ by the time of the Constitutional Convention.

• North

• South

• Midwest

• West