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WorksheetsConstitutional Convention & the Constitution
Total questions: 28
Worksheet time: 20mins
Which branch of government makes the laws?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Which branch of government enforces the laws?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Which branch of government interprets the laws?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Who is the head of the executive branch?
President
Vice President
Speaker of the House
Chief Justice
What can the president do if he doesn't like a law passed by Congress?
Ignore it
Ask the Supreme Court
Nothing
Veto it
Which best describes the Great Compromise?
Compromise between the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
Compromise over slavery in the Constitution
Compromise over how the president will be elected
Which plan at the convention proposed that representation in Congress be based on each state's population?
The Virginia Plan
The New Jersey Plan
The Great Compromise
Which plan at the convention proposed that representation in Congress be equal for all states?
The Virginia Plan
The Connecticut Compromise
The New Jersey Plan
What was the main thing agreed upon in the 3/5 Compromise?
Presidents would have 3/5 more power than other govt officials
All people would count as 3/5 of a person in representation
Enslaved people would count as 3/5 of a person in representation
3 out of 5 people would be able to vote in elections
Congress is made up of two parts/houses (bicameral), what are the two parts/houses?
Senate & House of Representatives
Compromises & Constitutional Convention
New Jersey Plan & Virginia Plan
Checks & Balances
Not allowing one branch of the government to have too much power is known as?
Checks and Balances
Popular Sovereignty
Great Compromise
Shay's Rebellion
What is the name of the compromise where the states agreed that there would be a 2 house legislature-one based on population (Virginia Plan) and one based on equal representation (New Jersey Plan)?
Great Compromise
3/5 Compromise
What year was the central government restructured by writing a new constitution?
1787
1776
1781
1783
Which compromise resolved the issue of representation between large and small states?
3/5 Compromise
Great Compromise
Which compromise resolved the issue of representation in Congress between the north and the south?
3/5 Compromise
Great Compormise
What is the name of the compromise where the states agreed that only a portion of the slaves would be counted to determine representation in Congress?
3/5 Compromise
Great Compromise
Which constitutional principle shares power between the national government and the state government in order to limit the authority of the federal government?
Federalism
Popular Sovereignty
Which plan would have been favored by states with larger populations (more people = more representation in Congress)?
New York Plan
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
Carolina Plan
Which plan was favored by smaller states like Rhode Island and Delaware?
Massachusetts Plan
Rhode Island Plan
Pennsylvania Plan
New Jersey Plan
Who proposed the New Jersey Plan?
William Patterson
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
Who proposed the Great Compromise?
Thomas Jefferson
Roger Sherman
George Mason
James Madison
The idea that the national government shares power with the state governments.
Federalism
The Bill of Rights
Arguments for the ratification of the Constitution can be found in what historical document(s)?
The Articles of Confederation
The Federalist Papers
Declaration of Independence
The Bill of Rights
This was a revolt that took place in 1786 in Massachusetts that revealed a need for a national army -
Boston Tea Party
Boston Massacre
Shay's Rebellion
The Great Rebellion
The Federalists wanted what?
A weak central government
A strong central government
The Anti-Federalists wanted what?
A strong central government
A weak central government
Why did they create the Constitutional Convention?
To create the constitution and rewrite the Articles of Confederation
To create a plan to attack Canada
To create new taxes on foreign goods
To create the Declaration of Independence
What are the three branches of Government?
Apples, Oranges, and Bananas
Law, Order, Voting
Executive, Legislative, and Judicial
