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7.2 Constitutional Convention

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The first constitution of the United States was the—
a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
d)
Bill of Rights
2.

The second constitution of the United States was the—

a)
Declaration of Independence
b)
Articles of Confederation
c)
Virginia Declaration of Rights
d)

Constitution of the United States

3.
Delegates debated over how much power should be given to the new government and how much power should be reserved for individual ________________.
a)
Colonies
b)
States
c)
Territories
4.

Where did the state delegates meet to decide to write a new constitution?

a)

Boston

b)

Philadelphia

c)

New York

5.
At the Constitutional Convention, state delegates decided NOT to—
a)
change the Articles of Confederation
b)
break away from Great Britain
c)
sign the Articles of Confederation
d)
allow any westward expansion
6.
What was the main reason the delegates decided to draft a new constitution?
a)
The Bill of Rights did not clearly outline the civil liberties of individuals.
b)
The citizens of each state did not agree with the Northwest Ordinance.
c)
The Articles of Confederation was too weak to sustain the new nation.
d)
The states demanded a national military for defense against European nations.
7.

What issues did the delegates debate at the Constitutional Convention?

a)

Term length of legislative representatives and how much power to allot

the national government

b)

How large and small states should be represented in government and the size limit of

new and future states

c)

How much power to give to the national government and how large and small states

should be represented

d)

How much power should be given to the executive branch and the official boundary

lines of the United States

8.

Who was elected president of the Constitutional Convention?

a)

Sam Adams

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

9.

Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”?

a)

James Madison

b)

Benjamin Franklin

c)

Thomas Jefferson

d)

George Washington

10.

What did the Great Compromise decide?

a)

How many years legislative representatives could serve in government

b)

How many votes each state had in the Senate and House of Representatives

c)

Who would be the first president of the United States

d)

The rights that would be established in the Bill of Rights