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Understanding the Constitutional Convention

Understanding the Constitutional Convention

Assessment

Interactive Video

History

9th - 10th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Patricia Brown

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The video explores the Constitutional Convention of 1787, where delegates aimed to amend the Articles of Confederation. Key figures like George Washington and James Madison played significant roles, with Madison proposing the Virginia Plan. This plan led to debates with smaller states, resulting in the Great Compromise, which established a bicameral legislature. The Three-Fifths Compromise addressed representation issues related to slavery. The video also covers the formation of the executive and judicial branches and the ratification process of the Constitution.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was chosen as the president of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

John Adams

Benjamin Franklin

George Washington

Thomas Jefferson

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the primary feature of James Madison's Virginia Plan?

A strong executive branch

Equal representation for all states

A single legislative house

Representation based on state population

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did smaller states oppose the Virginia Plan?

It favored larger states with more representation

It eliminated the executive branch

It did not include a judicial branch

It proposed a single legislative house

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main proposal of the New Jersey Plan?

A two-house legislature

Equal representation for all states

A strong executive branch

Representation based on state population

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the outcome of the Great Compromise?

A single legislative house

A two-house legislature with different representation methods

A strong executive branch

Equal representation for all states

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise about?

Taxation of southern states

Counting slaves for representation

Abolition of slavery

Equal representation in the Senate

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How were the executive and judicial branches established in the new government?

Through the New Jersey Plan

Through the Articles of Confederation

By the Great Compromise

By the Constitutional Convention

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