Constitutional Convention & Preamble

What was the original goal of the Constitutional Convention in 1787?

• To create a new constitution

• To revise the Articles of Confederation

• To elect a new president

• To declare independence from Britain

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

• Thomas Jefferson

• Benjamin Franklin

• George Washington

• John Adams

What was the main idea of the Virginia Plan?

• A unicameral legislature with equal representation

• A bicameral legislature with representation based on population

• A monarchy with a king

• A direct democracy with no representatives

Which state did not attend the Constitutional Convention?

• New York

• Rhode Island

• Virginia

• Georgia

What was the main goal of the Great Compromise?

• To create a single house of Congress

• To give more power to larger states

• To find a middle ground between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans

• To abolish slavery

How was representation determined in the House of Representatives according to the Great Compromise?

• Based on the population of the states

• Each state gets two representatives

• Based on the size of the state

• Each state gets one representative

What was the purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• To count all enslaved people for representation

• To count three out of every five enslaved people for a state's total population

• To abolish slavery

• To give more power to Northern states

What did the Slave Trade Compromise achieve?

• It immediately ended the slave trade

• It allowed the slave trade to continue for at least 10 years

• It abolished slavery in all states

• It gave more power to Southern states

What type of Congress did the New Jersey Plan propose?

• Bicameral

• Unicameral

• Tricameral

• Multicameral

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

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four