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American Government Quiz #2

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How was the conflict between large and small states resolved?

a)

Three branches of the national government were formed.

b)

A federal court system was established in Washington,DC.

c)

The House of Representatives and Senate were created, a compromise.

d)

A cabinet was formed to advise the President with whom he selected .

2.

Northern and Southern delegates argued on how slaves should be counted in the states population, so they created the

a)

Three-Fifths Compromise

b)

Great Compromise

c)

Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

d)

Missouri Compromise

3.

The President of the Constitutional Convention was

a)

George Mason

b)

George Washington

c)

Benjamin Franklin

d)

John Adams

4.

The founding fathers combined the ideas of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan to come up with -

a)

Compromise of 1820

b)

Three-fifths compromise

c)

Great Compromise

d)

Constitutional Convention

5.

The Constitutional Convention had 55 delegates from all the states except

a)

Virginia

b)

Rhode Island

c)

New York

d)

New Hampshire

6.

Which is the best summary of the Great Compromise?

a)

Congress was given two houses.

b)

A line was drawn dividing future free and slave states.

c)

Each slave was counted as more than one free person.

d)

A tougher runaway slave law was enacted.

7.

Delegates from the states agreed that the Articles of Confederation were not enough so they created

a)

Great Compromise

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

Articles of Confederation 2

d)

Constitution

8.

What kind of states supported the New Jersey Plan?

a)

small in population

b)

small in size

c)

slave states

d)

non slave states

9.
What was the goal of the 3/5th's Compromise?
a)
To get states to buy slaves
b)
To get rid of slavery
c)
To get the states to agree to the Constitution
d)
To get states to reject the Constitution
10.

State Delegates at the Constitutional Convention argued over

a)

trading goods and money.

b)

state borders.

c)

slavery.

d)

All of the above.