WorksheetsConstitutional Convention
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 40mins
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 were the men who represented their states called?
a)
Senators
b)
Congressmen
c)
Delegates
d)
Speakers
3.
Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?
a)
George Washington
b)
Thomas Jefferson
c)
James Madison
d)
John Adams
4.
What did the Federalists want?
a)
States to govern themselves
b)
To be governed by England
c)
A strong federal government
d)
A new leader for the House of Representatives
5.
What did Anti-Federalists believe?
a)
States to have power to govern themselves
b)
No state government, only Federal
c)
Less power for the states, more for the national government
d)
A strong central government for the US
6.
The _______________ Plan proposed a strong federal government with two branches.
a)
Virginia
b)
New Jersey
c)
Connecticut
d)
Three-fifths
7.
The three branches of government are ________________
a)
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
b)
Legislative, Judicial, and National
c)
Executive, Principle, and Judicial
d)
Judicial, National, and Legislative
8.
Which part of the legislative branch has representation based on population?
a)
Senate
b)
Judicial
c)
House of
Representatives
Representatives
d)
House of Congress
9.
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
10.
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
11.
A written plan that provides the basic framework of a government
a)
Articles of Confederation
b)
Constitution
c)
Play book
d)
Compromise
12.
A meeting held in Philadelphia in 1787 at which delegates from the states wrote the U.S. Constitution
a)
Philly meeting
b)
Treaty of Philadelphia
c)
Constitutional Convention
13.
The Constitutional Convention took place in
a)
1607
b)
1776
c)
1787
d)
1804
14.
The "Father of the Constitution"
a)
James Madison
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
George Washington
d)
John Jay
15.
The purpose for meeting at the Constitutional Convention was to
a)
discuss a Bill of Rights
b)
write a new constitution
c)
revise the Articles of Confederation
d)
elect a president
16.
Supporters of the Constitution were wealthy merchants who were know as
a)
Federalists
b)
Anti-Federalists
c)
Republicans
d)
Monarchs
17.
The name of the United States Legislative branch is ....
a)
Parliament
b)
General Assembly
c)
Congress
d)
House of Representatives
18.
Under the Great Compromise, the national government would consist of how many branches?
a)
1
b)
3
c)
6
d)
Each state would be equal
19.
The disagreement between northern and southern states concerning how to determine a state’s population was settled how?
a)
Three-Fifths Compromise
b)
Constitutional Compromise
c)
Compromise of 1850
d)
Great Compromise
20.
Americans were afraid that a __?__ would lead to tyranny, or oppressive rule.
a)
strong state government
b)
weak government
c)
strong central government
d)
legslature
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