Practice TEST
Chapter 8
Social Studies
1. Which plan called for three
branches of government?
A. Virginia Plan
B. The New Jersey Plan
C. Both the Virginia Plan and the New
Jersey Plan
#2. Because my influence on the
Constitutional Convention was so
great, I became known as the
Father of the Constitution”.
Who am I?
Thomas Jefferson
James Madison
John Adams
Daniel Shay
#3. Who or what shocked
Congress into calling for a
Constitutional Convention?
The Articles of
Confederation
Shays' Rebellion
The Virginia Plan
James Madison
#4. What did the Great
Compromise refer to?
Citizenship
Electing a
president
Different
political parties
Representation
#5. The Articles of Confederation
divided the power among three
branches of government.
TRUE
FALSE
#6. What was a big challenge
facing the Constitutional
Convention?
How to balance the number of slaves in each
state
How to balance the interests of the large and
small states
How to balance the taxes
7. Federalists were also
known as…………………..
Supporters of the
Constituion
Republicans
Patriots
Democrats
Be Prepared to
read a bar
graph and
answer
questions.
Be prepared to rate the
GREAT COMPROMISE.
Read more about it.
Be prepared to rate
the Three-Fifths
COMPROMISE.
Read more about it.
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