7.2 Constitutional Convention

The first constitution of the United States was the—

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Virginia Declaration of Rights
• Bill of Rights

The second constitution of the United States was the—

• Declaration of Independence
• Articles of Confederation
• Virginia Declaration of Rights
• Constitution of the United States

Delegates debated over how much power should be given to the new government and how much power should be reserved for individual ________________.

• Colonies
• States
• Territories

Where did the state delegates meet to decide to write a new constitution?

• Boston

• Philadelphia

• New York

At the Constitutional Convention, state delegates decided NOT to—

• change the Articles of Confederation
• break away from Great Britain
• sign the Articles of Confederation
• allow any westward expansion

What was the main reason the delegates decided to draft a new constitution?

• The Bill of Rights did not clearly outline the civil liberties of individuals.
• The citizens of each state did not agree with the Northwest Ordinance.
• The Articles of Confederation was too weak to sustain the new nation.
• The states demanded a national military for defense against European nations.

What issues did the delegates debate at the Constitutional Convention?

• Term length of legislative representatives and how much power to allot

  the national government

• How large and small states should be represented in government and the size limit of

  new and future states

• How much power to give to the national government and how large and small states

  should be represented

• How much power should be given to the executive branch and the official boundary

  lines of the United States

Who was elected president of the Constitutional Convention?

• Sam Adams

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

Who is known as the “Father of the Constitution”?

• James Madison

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

What did the Great Compromise decide?

• How many years legislative representatives could serve in government

• How many votes each state had in the Senate and House of Representatives

• Who would be the first president of the United States

• The rights that would be established in the Bill of Rights