Virginia Studies New Nation

Whose name completes the sentence?

__________ is the father of the Constitution and skilled at compromise.

• Thomas Jefferson

• Patrick Henry

• George Washington

• James Madison

Which document begins, "We the people..."

• Virginia Declaration of Rights

• Bill of Rights

• Constitution of the United States of America

Which of the following was NOT a power given to the government under the Articles of Confederation?

• Conduct Foreign Affairs
• Collect Taxes
• Borrow Money
• Issue Currency

The 3/5ths Compromise dealt with this issue in the Constitution.

• Trade Regulations
• Controlling Inflation Across State Lines
• Counting Enslaved People in Tax Collection
• Counting Enslaved People in the Population

Who was chosen to preside over the Constitutional Convention?

• James Madison
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington
• Thomas Jefferson

Where was the Constitutional Convention held?

• Boston Massachusetts
• Savannah, Georgia
• Washington D.C.
• Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Who was the oldest delegate at the Constitutional Convention, he was 81 years old.

• James Madison
• Benjamin Franklin
• George Washington
• Alexander Hamilton

What plan called for a two house legislature (bicameral) and based on population?

• New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan
• Connecticut Plan
• Great Compromise

Power to govern is shared by the national and state governments is known as___________________

• A monarchy
• A democratic system
• A federal system

What was one of the biggest problems caused by the weaknesses of the Articles of the Confederation?

• America did not have any allies in the American Revolution because Congress could not sign treaties.

• America could not pay its debts from the American Revolution because Congress could not coin money.

• America did not have any allies in the American Revolution because Congress could not declare war.

• America could not pay its debts from the American Revoultion because Congress could not collect taxes.