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WorksheetsConstitutional Convention
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?
a)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
b)
Washington, DC
c)
Richmond, Virginia
d)
Paris, France
2.
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
3.
Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
John Adams
4.
Federalist wanted a strong _________________ government.
a)
French
b)
Legislative
c)
Central
d)
Canadian
5.
The _______________ Plan proposed a strong central government with two branches.
a)
Virginia
b)
New Jersey
c)
Connecticut
d)
Three-fifths
6.
Which branch of government has two houses?
a)
Executive
b)
Legislative
c)
Judicial
d)
National
7.
Which part of the legislative branch has representation based on population?
a)
Senate
b)
Judicial
c)
House of
Representatives
Representatives
d)
House of Congress
8.
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
9.
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
10.
How were slaves counted as part of the population when deciding the number of representatives for a state?
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.
11.
An agreement in which both sides give up something.
a)
Compromise
b)
Conclusion
c)
Argument
d)
Declaration
12.
A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Constitution
c)
Play book
d)
Compromise
13.
The part of government, consisting of the Supreme Court and lower federal courts, that interprets the laws
a)
Executive Branch
b)
Legislative Branch
c)
Judicial Branch
14.
People who were against the Constitution were called...
a)
Delegates
b)
Pioneers
c)
Antifederalists
15.
Supporters of the Constitution were called...
a)
Delegates
b)
Federalists
c)
Pioneers
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