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AOC/Constitutional Convention

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Debate: "States with higher populations should have greater representation in Congress, it's only fair!"

a)

Virginia Plan

b)

New Jersey Plan

c)

Connecticut Plan

2.

Debate: "All states should have the same number of representatives in the national Congress; it's only fair!"

a)

Virginia Plan

b)

New Jersey Plan

c)

Connecticut Plan

3.

Who was responsible for the Great Compromise of the Constitutional Convention?

a)

Ben Franklin

b)

George Washington

c)

James Madison

d)

Roger Sherman

4.

MMC: What topics was hotly debated that threatened the unity of the Constitutional Convention? (Choose 2)

a)

Slavery

b)

War powers

c)

Rhode Island

d)

Representation

5.

MMC: James Madison is known as the Father of the Constitution because... (Choose 3)

a)

he kept detailed records of every single session of the convention.

b)

he spent months prior to the convention researching & preparing arguments to revise the AoC.

c)

his son was born during session of the Constitutional Convention.

d)

he drafted and introduced the Virginia Plan to the delegates of the Convention.

6.

T/F: Both the VA Plan & NJ Plans called for a national government that separated power into 3 branches.

a)

True

b)

False

7.
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
a)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b)
Washington, DC
c)
Richmond, Virginia
d)
Paris, France
8.
What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
To rewrite the Declaration of Independence
b)
To rewrite the Articles of Confederation
c)
To write the Treaty of Paris
d)
To elect the first president
9.
Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
John Adams
10.

Which part of the legislative branch has representation based on population in the Great Compromise?

a)

Senate

b)

Judicial

c)

House of

Representatives

d)

House of Congress

11.
Which part of the legislative branch has the same number of representatives for each state?
a)
House of Representatives
b)
Judicial
c)
Executive
d)
Senate
12.
The _______________ was the solution to the disagreement about how many representatives each state would have. 
a)
Great Compromise
b)
Three-fifths Compromise
c)
Great Dispute
d)
Big Agreement
13.

How were slaves counted as part of the population when deciding the number of representatives for a state in the final plan?

a)

All slaves were counted.

b)

Three-fifths of the number of slaves was added to the population.

c)

Slaves were not counted at all.

d)

Slaves were allowed to vote and be elected to represent each state.

14.
Bicameral means...
a)
Three House
b)
Two House
c)
One House
d)
Five House
15.
Having the same amount of representatives per state is an example of what?
a)
Proportional Representation
b)
The House of Representatives
c)
The Virginia Plan
d)
Equal Representation
16.
How many houses would be in Congress under the New Jersey Plan?
a)
Two
b)
Five
c)
One
d)
Three
17.

Which two things did the Great Compromise create?

a)

Two Houses in Congress, one equal and one based on population

b)

One house system, equal representation

c)

Two House system all proportional represenation

d)

Two House system, all equal representation

18.
The North wanted slaves to count for what purpose?
a)
Population
b)
Taxation
c)
No purpose at all
d)
both  population and taxation
19.
Our president is elected by which of the following?
a)
Congress
b)
The People
c)
The Senate
d)
The Electoral College
20.
Which is the best definition for popular vote?
a)
vote given by "electors"
b)
Vote by everyday American citizens
c)
votes cast in Congress
21.
What state DID NOT come to the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Rhode Island
b)
Massachusetts
c)
Virginia
d)
Connecticut
22.
What is the biggest example of the failure of the Articles of Confederation?
a)
Land Ordinance of 1787
b)
Northwest Ordinance
c)
Revolutionary War
d)
Shays Rebellion
23.
Which of the following is something ALLOWED for Congress under the Articles?
a)
Coining Money
b)
Taxing
c)
Enforcing laws
d)
creating a President
24.
True or False?  The Articles of Confederation had a strong central government.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
How many states had to agree in order to ratify the Articles of Confederation?
a)
13
b)
8
c)
1
d)
6
26.
How many states did it require to pass any law through Congress?
a)
5 out of 13
b)
10 out of 13
c)
9 out of 13
d)
2 out of 13
27.
True or False?  Each state had the ability to make their own type of money.
a)
True
b)
False
28.
Because of the Articles the government could NOT regulate ______ among the states.
a)
food quality
b)
laws
c)
travel
d)
commerce (trade)
29.
Because of the Articles, each state got __ vote(s).
a)
1
b)
2
c)
10
d)
more votes if more people live in that state
30.
Congress never had any money because under the Articles they did NOT have the power to ____.
a)
print money
b)
sell items to other countries
c)
tax
d)
spend money
31.
Before the Articles were written, states created their own constitutions many of which refused to give alot of power to the:
a)
Legislature
b)
President
c)
Governor
d)
Courts
32.
The Continental Congress set up the Northwest Ordinance to sell _______ to pay off the debt from the war.
a)
crops
b)
land
c)
slaves
d)
none of these
33.
What is a system of government with one ruler?
a)
Autocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarachy
d)
Theocracy
34.
What is a system of government with only a few rulers?
a)
Autocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Theocracy
35.
What is a system of government where the power is with the people?
a)
Autocracy
b)
Democracy
c)
Oligarchy
d)
Theocracy
36.
What are the two forms of autocracies?
a)
monarchy and parliament
b)
monarchy and dictatorship
c)
democracy and dictatorship
d)
direct and representative
37.
Which of the following is an example of an oligarchy?
a)
monarchy
b)
Military Junta
c)
Parliament
d)
Congress
38.
What is a theocracy?
a)
a government in which the citizens hold the political power
b)
a government in which one person holds all of the power
c)
a government that recognizes God or a divine being as the ultimate authority
d)
a situation in which there is no government
39.
A form of government in which citizens choose representatives through free and fair elections to make decisions on their behalf.
a)
Representative Democracy
b)
Federalism
c)
Unitary System
d)
Direct Democracy
40.
A government ruled by a king or queen.
a)
Monarchy
b)
Dictatorship
c)
Democracy 
41.
A government in which citizens vote on every issue of concern. 
a)
Monarchy 
b)
Direct Democracy 
c)
Representative Democracy 
d)
Unitary 
42.
A situation in which there is no government or authority in place?
a)
monarchy
b)
anarchy
c)
oligarchy
d)
democracy
43.
What country is often given credit for being the origin of the world's first democracy?
a)
Rome
b)
China
c)
USA
d)
Greece
44.
What is the "State of Nature" according to Hobbes?
a)
Agreement between people and their government
b)
Everyone had a right to everything
c)
People are born with a tabula rasa - blank slate
d)
Life, Liberty and Property
45.
What are Natural Rights?
a)
Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
b)
Life, liberty and property
c)
Tabula rasa - born with a mind like a blank slate
d)
Protection from the Government
46.

A social contract according to Locke - states that people give up ___________ freedoms, in exchange for protection from a government.

a)

all

b)

some

c)

most

d)

two

47.
Which person believed in a strong central authority was the only way to avoid the evil of war.
a)
Hobbes 
b)
Locke
48.
Who believed that a social contract between a government should be a two way street.
a)
Hobbes
b)
Locke
49.
If the government fails to deliver according to Locke the people can _______. 
a)
People can not question the government
b)
People can do what they want 
c)
People can revolt
d)
People have no say 
50.
Hobbes - Social Contract - people agreed to hand over power in exchange for protection, they lost
a)
their house
b)
their dog
c)
the ability to even question the government
d)
defend themselves 

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