What was the main purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

To declare independence from Britain

To establish the Bill of Rights

What type of legislature did the New Jersey Plan propose?

Unicameral with equal representation

Bicameral with equal representation

What was one main goal of the New Jersey Plan?

To protect smaller states' interests

To give more power to large states

What problem did the Great Compromise solve?

State representation in Congress would be decided

How the president would be chosen

How Supreme Court Justices would be appointed

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

An agreement counting enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for representation

A law that freed all enslaved people

A compromise about voting rights for women

A law about taxes on imported goods

Why did Southern states want to count enslaved people in their population?

To increase their representation in Congress

What did the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan have in common?

both called for 3 branches of government

both written by Robert Patterson

both wanted the president to be chosen by the electoral college

What does it mean that the Constitution is a "living document"?

it can be updated though the amendment process

it was written by written by officials known as the Framers

It begins with the phrase "We the people"

What is the purpose of the system of checks and balances?

To make sure that no branch of government becomes too powerful

It allows Congress to pass laws

To make sure that the president is more powerful than Congress

It gives the people the power to elect representatives

What is the purpose of the Articles of the Constitution?

to set up the federal gov't and explain its powers

to explain the goals of the USA

to make changes to the document

The phrase "secure the Blessings of Liberty" in the Preamble means:

To protect freedom for current and future generations

Which branch is INCORRECTLY matched

Executive Branch; headed by Congress

Judicial Branch; upholds the Constitution

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

To revise the Articles of Confederation

To draft the Declaration of Independence

To elect the first President of the United States

To establish the Bill of Rights

How does the structure of the U.S. Constitution help prevent one part of the government from becoming too powerful?

It divides power between three branches with different responsibilities

It gives all power to the president

It allows states to ignore federal laws

It places all laws under state governments

Which statement best explains why the Electoral College was a compromise?

It uses both state power and population to choose the president

It allows citizens to vote directly for the president

It gives all states the same number of votes

It lets only Congress choose the president

Which choice best evaluates the impact of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

It helped the Constitution pass but allowed slavery to continue

It reduced the power of Southern states

It fairly represented enslaved people

It ended slavery in the United States

Why was the Great Compromise an effective solution at the Constitutional Convention?

It combined ideas from both large and small states

It gave all power to the national government

It removed state governments entirely

What does the Supremacy Clause mean? 1

Nothing in the US is higher than the Constitution

States can choose which federal laws to follow

State laws are always more important than federal laws

The Supreme Court controls all state governments

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was the main goal of the Federalists?

To keep the Articles of Confederation

To create a strong federal government

To eliminate state governments

To maintain complete state independence

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Anti-Federalists were most concerned about:

Creating a national army

International trade

Protecting individual rights and state power

Building a navy

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What was one of the main arguments of the Anti-Federalists?

The Constitution would give too much power to the states

The Constitution needed fewer checks and balances

The Constitution would give too much power to the federal government

The Constitution needed more taxes

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The Federalist Papers were written to:

Oppose the Constitution

Support state independence

Convince people to reject the new government

Convince people to support the Constitution

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What compromise was made to satisfy the Anti-Federalists?

Adding the Bill of Rights to protect individual rights

Removing all federal powers

Eliminating state governments

Creating more taxes

MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did the Framers of the Constitution decide that an electoral college would chose the president? (pick 2)

to balance the interest of both large and small states, ensuring that the president would have support from across the country and not just the most populated areas

because they were afraid ordinary citizens might be easily influenced by unqualified candidates

to preserve state authority

to make sure that the president was directly accountable to the people

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

Benjamin Franklin

George Washington

James Madison

Alexander Hamilton

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Study Game: Road to the U.S Constitution Quiz

What was the main goal of the Federalists?

The Anti-Federalists were most concerned about:

What was one of the main arguments of the Anti-Federalists?

The Federalist Papers were written to:

What compromise was made to satisfy the Anti-Federalists?

Why did the Framers of the Constitution decide that an electoral college would chose the president? (pick 2)

Who was the president of the Constitutional Convention?

Whose nickname is the "Father of the Constitution?

What was the main purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

What was the name of the plan that proposed representation based on state population?

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