Civics Test Study 3

Question 1

What’s the difference between a Federalist and a Anti-Federalist

Answer 1

• Federalist supported the constitution
• Anti-Federalist was against the Constitution

Question 2

The “Great Compromise” was divided Congress into how many houses

Answer 2

2 houses

Question 3

What year was the constitutional convention held

Answer 3

1787

Question 4

Who presided the Constitutional Convention

Answer 4

George Washington

Question 5

how many delegates attended the Constitutional Convention

Answer 5

55 delegates

Question 6

What state didn’t send a delegates to the Constitutional Convention

Answer 6

Rhode Island

Question 7

Who founded the Virginia Plan

Answer 7

James Madison

Question 8

Who founded the New Jersey Plan

Answer 8

William Patterson

Question 9

How many branches did both plans purpose

Answer 9

3 Branches

Question 10

Electoral College

Answer 10

people named by each state legislature to select President and Vice President

Question 11

Legislative Branch

Answer 11

The branch made for laws

Question 12

The oldest delegate at the Convention

Answer 12

Benjamin Franklin

Question 13

Who selects Supreme Court Justices

Answer 13

The President

Question 14

Great Compromise

Answer 14

Combination of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan

Question 15

What did the Anti-Federalist want to included in the Constitution

Answer 15

The Bill of Right

Question 16

Were the Convention discussions Private

Answer 16

Yes

Question 17

At least how many delegates had to be a the Convention

Answer 17

7

Question 18

The Convention was held at the

Answer 18

Philadelphia’s Independence Hall

Question 19

The name of the 3 branches

Answer 19

-Legislative
-Executive
-Judicial

Question 20

The Great Compromise was headed by

Answer 20

Roger Sherman