Unit 5-6 Comprehension Test

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To write the Constitution

• To address the problems of the weak government under the AOC

• To create a new country

• To determine where the capital city of the US would be

Who was unamiously elected to serve as the President of the Constitutional Convention?

• John Hancock

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Austin, TX

• Boston, MA

• Washington DC

• Philadelphia, PA

What did Samuel Adams and John Hancock need to pledge to support the Consitution?

• the addition of a Bill of RIghts

• There was nothing that would make them support the Constitution.

• For the Founding Fathers to vote for John Hancock when he ran for the Presidency.

• The passage of the Virgina Plan.

What was the Virginia Plan?

• The new plan of government to replace the AOC where the number of representatives from each state was the same number regardless of its population.

• The new plan of government to replace the AOC where the number of representatives from each state was based on its population.

• The new plan of government to replace the AOC where one branch was based on the state's population and the other branch had the same number regardless of its population.

• There was no Virginia Plan.

What was the Connecticut Compromise?

• Stated that for every free state that joined the USA, a slave state would also join.

• Abolished slavery.

• The proposal for congressional representation in the US Constitution- House was based on population and the Senate had the same number per state no matter its population

• There was no Connecticut Compromise.

What was the name of the combination of the Virginia Plan and the Connecticut Compromise?

• Bill of Rights

• First Amendment

• Constitution

• Great Compromise

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

• Bill of Rights

• Second Amendment

• Declaration of Independence

• Great Compromise

How many total amendments are there to the US Constitution?

• 10

• 27

• 13

• 20

What does the First Amendment guarantee/protect?

• Right to bear arms

• Prohibits soldiers from quartering in people's homes

• Freedom of religion, speech, press, to assemble, and to petition

• Those who have been accused of a crime have the right to a speedy trial