Constitutional Convention Review

In May 1787, 55 delegates from 12 states met in __________________________(1).

• Philadelphia

• Boston

• New York

• Richmond

They planned to make changes in the Articles of Confederation. However, ________________ _________________(2), convinced them that they needed a new plan of government.

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

Because he suggested writing a new constitution, Madison is known as the ________________ ___ _____ ______________________ (3).

• Father of the Constitution

• Author of the Bill of Rights

• President of the United States

• Signer of the Declaration

The meeting in Philadelphia that resulted in the creation of the US Constitution is now known as the __________________________ __________________________(4).

• Constitutional Convention

• Continental Congress

• Bill of Rights Assembly

• Declaration Congress

Directions: Use the vocabulary terms below to complete each blank in the reading. James Madison proposed a strong national government of three branches – the legislative, executive and __________________________(5) in the ____________________ plan(6).

• judicial, Virginia

• executive, New Jersey

• legislative, Connecticut

• parliamentary, Massachusetts

Madison suggested that the number of representatives be based on the state’s __________________________(7), but the small states believed it was unfair.

• population

• geography

• climate

• wealth

Directions: Use the vocabulary terms below to complete each blank in the reading. After much heated debate, the convention agreed to have a ____________________ (8) or two house legislative branch.

• bicameral

• unilateral

• trilateral

• quadrilateral

Each state would have ______ members in the upper house, called the ______________________.

• 2, Senate

• 3, House of Representatives

• 4, Parliament

• 5, Assembly

In the lower house, called the ____________________ _____ ______________________(11) the number of members were to be based on the state’s population.

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Supreme Court

• Cabinet

Southerners wanted slaves to be counted for representation in the House of Representatives, but did not want them counted for collecting ________________(12).

• taxes

• votes

• land

• census