The Constitutional Convention

Shay's Rebellion started as a protest against

• unfair taxes and farmer debt
• the death penalty
• no judicial system
• debtors' prisons

When creating the legislative branch there were two proposed plans.  Which plan wanted states to have more votes based on population? 

• Connecticut Plan 
• New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan
• 3/5th's Plan 

The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following? 

• Created a one house legislature
• Postponed the conversation about slavery
• Added the Bill of Rights 
• Created a two house legislature

In what house of our national legislature, called Congress, does each state have equal representation? 

• Senate 
• House of Representatives 
• General Assembly 
• House of Commons 

The issue of enslaved people for the purpose of representation was the main issue of -

• Great Compromise
• One-Third Compromise
• Three-Fifths Compromise
• Slave Compromise

Why is James Madison known as the "Father of the Constitution?"

• He wrote the first draft of the Constitution.

• He knew more about govt than anyone else.

• He was the oldest delegate to the Constitutional Convention.

• He was well prepared to lead the discussion at the convention.

Which of these was the greatest challenge for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention? 

• How to respond to the interest of other countries. 
• How to address the concerns of farmers. 
• How to get agreements between easter and western states. 
• How to balance the interests of large and small states. 

What did the Great Compromise decide?

• Representation in Congress.
• The names of political parties.
• The system of checks and balances. 
• The process of selecting the president. 

The number of members of which of these is affected by state population?

• Senate
• Supreme Court
• President's cabinet 
• House of Representatives 

What was the greatest concern of the opponents to the Constitution? 

• Taxation would be eliminated. 
• Selection of George Washington as president. 
• Giving up state power to form a stronger Union. 
• Replacement of the Articles of Confederation.