U.S. History - Unit 3 (SSUSH5c) Question Preview (ID: 60098)


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The Constitutional Convention, during the summer of 1787, was held in:
a) Philadelphia
b) Boston
c) New York
d) Trenton

What was the initial plan at the Constitutional Convention?
a) revise the Articles of Confederation
b) write a brand new constitution
c) edit the Declaration of Independence
d) begin a war with France

Who was chosen to preside over the Constitutional Convention?
a) George Washington
b) James Madison
c) Alexander Hamilton
d) John Adams

In order to have divided powers between different levels of government, the delegates chose:
a) a limited government
b) a parliamentary democracy
c) a constitutional monarchy
d) a socialist republic

The Virginia Plan was the idea to have Congressional representation based on:
a) a state's population
b) when a state joined the U.S.
c) an equal number for all states
d) the amount of slaves per state

Which plan suggested having Congressional representation made up for two per state?
a) the New Jersey Plan
b) the Virginia Plan
c) the Connecticut Plan
d) the South Carolina Plan

The Great Compromise created:
a) a bicameral legislature
b) a unicameral legislature
c) the Office of the President
d) the Supreme Court

Which Congressional chamber has delegates based on a state's population?
a) the House of Representatives
b) the Senate
c) ###
d) ####

Which agreement solved the issue of slaves counting in a state's population?
a) the Three-Fifths Compromise
b) the Compromise of 1850
c) the Missouri Compromise
d) the Great Compromise

An additional part of the Three-Fifths Compromise was...
a) the slave trade would continue for another twenty years
b) the slave trade would end by 1795
c) George Washington was made the first president
d) slavery was banned in all states north of Pennsylvania

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