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WorksheetsThe Constitutional Convention
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
In what year did the Constitutional Convention occur?
a)
1776
b)
1781
c)
1983
d)
1787
2.
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
a)
Philadelphia
b)
Valley Forge
c)
Washington, D.C.
d)
Boston
3.
Who was made President of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Samuel Adamas
b)
John Hancock
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
4.
What was the initial purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Fix the Articles of Confederation
b)
Create a new form of govenment
c)
End Shays' Rebellion
d)
To watch someone's pirated copy of the Captain America: Civil War. (go Iron Man!)
5.
Which state was not present at the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Virginia
b)
Rhode Island
c)
Georgia
d)
Pennsylvania
6.
Which accurately describes the Virginia Plan?
a)
3 Branches, Unicameral, equal representation
b)
3 Branches, Unicameral, representation based on population
c)
3 Branches, Bicameral, Equal Representation
d)
3 Branches, Bicameral, Representation based on population
7.
Which plan accurately describes the New Jersey Plan
a)
3 Branches, Bicameral, Representation based on population
b)
3 Branches, Unicameral, Representation based on population
c)
3 Branches, Bicameral, Equal Representation
d)
3 Branches, Unicameral, Equal representation
8.
What was the name of the compromise between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans?
a)
New Jersey Compromise
b)
3/5 Compromise
c)
Great Compromise
d)
Not so Great Compromise
9.
Representation in the Senate is:
a)
Based on population
b)
Based on Equal Representation
10.
Representation in the House of Representatives is:
a)
Based on population
b)
Based on equal representation
11.
How were slaves counted in terms of population?
a)
Completely.
b)
They were not counted
c)
Every 3 slaves were counted as 5 free people
d)
Every 5 slaves counted as 3 free people
12.
Another word for the Executive branch is:
a)
The President
b)
Congress
c)
Supreme Court
d)
The Emperor
13.
Another term for the Legislative branch is:
a)
The President
b)
Congress
c)
Supreme Court
d)
Parliament
14.
Another term for the Judicial Branch is:
a)
The President
b)
Congress
c)
The Supreme Court
d)
The Wizengamut
15.
One way the Executive branch can check the power of the Legislative branch is
a)
By impeaching Senators
b)
By nominating Senators
c)
By vetoing laws
d)
Tackling them to the ground
16.
One way the Legislative branch can check the power of the Judicial Branch is
a)
Not approving of new Justices
b)
Declaring Judicial actions unconstitutional
c)
Declaring war on the Supreme Court
d)
Ignoring them
17.
One way the Judicial Branch can check the power of the Legislative branch is
a)
Arresting members of the House of Representatives
b)
By suing them
c)
Vetoing laws
d)
They can declare laws unconstitutional
18.
The system of making sure one branch doesn't become too powerful is called what?
a)
The Federal System
b)
The System of Checks and Balances
c)
Balancing ones checkbook
d)
The Great Compromise
19.
The system in which the states maintain independence while still answering to and being part of a central government is know as what?
a)
3/5 Compromise
b)
Checks and Balances
c)
Federalism
d)
The Great Compromise
20.
Laws made by the Federal Government:
a)
Affect you the same no matter where in the world you are
b)
Affect you the same no matter where in America you are
c)
Are different from state to state
21.
Laws made by the State:
a)
Affect you no matter where in the world you are
b)
Affect you no matter where in America you are
c)
Are different from state to state
22.
Ratification means:
a)
Vetoing a law
b)
Adding rat droppings to soup
c)
The official way to condemn something
d)
the official way to confirm something, usually by vote
23.
How many states were needed to Ratify the Constitution?
a)
12/13
b)
9/13
c)
13/13
d)
5/13
24.
Many states were unwilling to ratify the Constitution without the promise of what?
a)
Emancipation of the slaves
b)
A Monarch
c)
A Bill of Rights
d)
A Free Taco
25.
Which was the first state to Ratify the Constitution?
a)
New York
b)
Deleware
c)
Rhode Island
d)
South Carolina
26.
In the end, how many states ratified the Constitution?
a)
12/13
b)
13/13
c)
5/13
d)
9/13
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