The Constitutional Convention

The Articles of Confederation was considered a failure because...

• Effective system of checks and balances
• Weak central government with limited powers
• High level of cooperation among states
• Strong central government with unlimited powers

The _________ supported large states as it proposed representation to be determined by population.

• Massachusetts Plan
• Virginia Plan
• Connecticut Plan
• New Jersey Plan

What was the issue of slavery while drafting the U.S. Constitution?

• Representation of slaves in the population count
• Slavery was fully abolished during the drafting
• Slavery was not a topic of discussion
• Slavery was only mentioned in passing

What was the Great Compromise?

• It guaranteed freedom of speech and freedom of religion

• It decided how many votes each state would get in the Senate and House of Representatives

• It decided how much power should be given to the states and the national government

• It guaranteed that every state would have one vote

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

• Boston, Massachusetts

• Washington, D.C.

• Richmond, Virginia

• Philadelphia, Pennsyvania

The Bill of Rights was written to protect the rights of the

• government

• people

• states

• president

Although the topic of the convention was a secret, ___ took notes.

• George Washington
• James Madison
• Roger Sherman

James Madison was from ___.

• New York
• Connecticut
• Virginia

The Virginia Plan favored ___ states because membership in Congress would be based on population and there would be two houses.

• large
• small
• all

The New Jersey Plan called for a ___ house legislature and equal votes for states.

• one
• two