Constitutional Convention and Plans Quiz

Where and when did the Constitutional Convention take place?

• Philadelphia, PA at the Pennsylvania House on May 25th, 1787

• New York, NY at the Federal Hall on July 4th, 1776

• Boston, MA at the Old State House on March 15th, 1785

• Richmond, VA at the Capitol on June 1st, 1788

What was the only state to not send a representative to the Constitutional Convention?

• Rhode Island

• New Hampshire

• Delaware

• Georgia

How many delegates were sent to the Constitutional Convention?

• 55

• 45

• 60

• 50

Who did most of the actual writing for the Constitution?

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

Under the Virginia Plan, how many parts of legislature were there to make the laws?

• 2 part legislature; the upper house and the lower house

• 1 part legislature; the single house

• 3 part legislature; the upper, middle, and lower house

• 4 part legislature; the executive, legislative, judicial, and administrative

How would the number of legislators in the house be decided under the Virginia Plan?

• Based on the number of people in each state

• Equal for each state

• Based on the land area of each state

• Decided by the President

What was the biggest problem that people had with the Virginia Plan?

• The larger states would have more representation

• The smaller states would have more representation

• It was too expensive to implement

• It required too many resources

What was the name of the other plan suggested?

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Connecticut Plan

• The Maryland Plan

• The Delaware Plan

How many delegates would each state get under the New Jersey Plan?

• 1 for each state

• 2 for each state

• 3 for each state

• 4 for each state

The Great Compromise combined which two plans?

• Virginia and New Jersey Plans

• Connecticut and Maryland Plans

• Delaware and Pennsylvania Plans

• New York and Massachusetts Plans