WorksheetsMod 5.3 - Creating the Constitution (Quizizz)
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
The Constitutional Convention was held in May 1787 in Philadelphia's Independence Hall. What was the original purpose of this meeting?
To make changes to the Articles of Confederation.
To protect the power of the states.
To establish a new constitution.
Who is considered the Father of the Constitution?
James Madison
Thomas Jefferson
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
How many houses did William Patterson propose in the New Jersey Plan for the Legislature?
One-house legislature.
Two-house legislature
Three branch legislature
Which of the following statements best describes the Virginia Plan's proposal to structure the national government?
Create a bicameral legislature with delegates being awarded to each state based on the states population.
Create a single-house legislature with an equal number of delegates from each state.
Create a strong executive branch of government with total control over the other branches.
Create a two-house legislature with representatives being delegated upon a state's population in the lower house and equal distribution of representatives in the upper house.
How did Roger Sherman's Great Compromise settle the issue of representation in the legislature?
The compromise called for a two-house legislature with representation in the lower house being based on state population and equal representation for all states in the upper house.
The compromise called for a one-house legislature in which states would be equally represented.
The compromise called for a two-house legislature in which states would be equally represented.
The compromise called for a two-house legislature in which states would be based on state population in both the upper and lower houses.
Which agreement during the Constitutional Convention between Northern and Southern states settled the issue how a state’s slave population would be counted when determining representation?
Three-Fifths Compromise
Great Compromise
Virginia Plan
Commerce Compromise
This compromise allowed for the importation of enslaved people for 20 more years in exchange for the right to impose tariffs on imported goods.
Commerce Compromise
Great Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
Virginia Plan
Under the new system of government established by the Constitution, which branch of government was established to "carry out" the laws made by Congress.
Executive
Judicial
Legislative
Which of the following key terms supports the idea that political authority is in the hands of the people?
Popular Sovereignty
Separation of powers
Checks and balances
Federalism
The framers established a system of checks and balances to...
keep any one branch of government from becoming too powerful.
outline the powers held by each branch of government.
give the people an opportunity to control the branches of government.
strengthen the powers held by each branch of the government.
The Constitutional Convention took place in (a) in the year (b)
Bicameral means
one house of government
two houses of government
three houses of government
The president of the Constitutional Convention was
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Which branch of the U.S. government interprets the laws?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
This divides the powers of government between a
central government and the states that make up a nation.
separation of powers
term limits
federalism
checks & balances
