The US Constitution

Where did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• New York

• England

• Philadelphia

Who mainly came up with the type of government we would use at the Constitutional Convention?

• John Adams

• James Madison

• George Washington

Choose the things that everyone agreed upon in the Constitutional Convention.

• Slavery would be abolished

• a limited representative government

• No state currency

• weaker federal government

• stronger federal government

Slavery was mentioned in the Bill of Rights.

• True

• False

What would happen if the authors of the Constitution had said that slavery would be abolished?

• The Southern states would leave

• The Northern states would leave

• None of the above

• All of the above

Another name for the Connecticut Compromise was

• The Great Compromise

• The Only Compromise

• The One Compromise

Which two plans was the Connecticut Compromise a compromise of?

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Mississippi Plan

• The Illinois Plan

• The Virginia Plan

When was the Constitutional Convention?

• 1770s

• 1780s

• 1900s

• 1670s

What did everyone agree upon in the Constitutional Convention?

• unicameral government

• bicameral government

What did everyone agree upon in the Constitutional Convention?

• Two representatives per state

• Representatives by state population