Constitutional Convention Quiz

The Three-Fifths Compromise settled the debate over who is counted when figuring out representation in the ____________.

• The Constitutional Convention

• The Senate

• House of Representatives

• The Articles of Confederation

The Three-Fifths Compromise said that only ⅗ of the ____________ population would count towards the total state population.

• Women

• Slave

• People

• Government

Parts of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan were combined to form the ____________.

• Great Compromise

• First Constitution

• Articles of Confederation

• Three-Fifths Compromise

The 3 branches of government were:

• Executive, Judicial, and Bicameral

• Executive, Judicial, and Legislative

• Executive, Senate, and Bicameral

• Executive, Senate, and Legislative

In the Senate, every state gets ____________ representatives (Senators).

• 1

• 10

• It depends on the population

• 2

In the House of Representatives, states will have different numbers of representatives based on state ____________.

• Population size
• Farms

• Government

• Leaders

________________ keeps each branch of government from becoming too powerful. Each branch has its own responsibilities.

• The U.S. Constitution

• The Federal Government

• The Three Branches

• Separation of powers

The ________________ branch enforces our nation’s laws.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

Congress is made up of the ________________ and the ________________.

• Senate and House of Representatives

• Senate and The President

• Judges and House of Representatives

• Judges and The President

The ________________ branch determines whether or not laws are constitutional through judicial review.

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial