7.2 - The Constitutional Convention

Although the topic of the convention was a secret, ___ took notes.

• George Washington
• James Madison
• Roger Sherman

James Madison was from ___.

• New York
• Connecticut
• Virginia

Roger Sherman was from ___.

• New Jersey
• Connecticut
• Virginia

The Virginia Plan favored ___ states because membership in Congress would be based on population and there would be two houses.

• large
• small
• all

The New Jersey Plan called for a ___ house legislature and equal votes for states.

• one
• two

______ came up with the Great Compromise which called for a Senate and a House of Representatives.

• James Madison
• Roger Sherman
• Ben Franklin

___ was responsible for most of the writing of the Preamble of the Constitution.

• James Madison
• Ben Franklin
• Governeur Morris

The courts are part of the ___ branch.

• legislative
• executive
• judicial

Congress makes up the ___ branch.

• legislative
• executive
• judicial

The President is the most important part of the ___ branch.

• legislative
• executive
• judicial