The Constitutional Convention: the plans, the disagreements and the compromises
Grade 8 Social Studies Worksheet - Building Confidence
Circle the best answer.
Who presented the Virginia Plan, Esme asks?
- William Paterson
- Benjamin Franklin
- Edmund Randolph
- Roger Sherman
What did the New Jersey Plan want, Jun asks?
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- To revise the Articles
- A strong national government
- A king for the nation
- Three new branches
Which state sent no delegates, Kira asks?
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- Virginia
- Rhode Island
- Connecticut
- New Jersey
How many appointed delegates did not attend, Luz asks?
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- 21
- 55
- 129
- 19
How many days passed from the Virginia Plan (May 29) to the New Jersey Plan (June 13), Milo asks?
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- 15 days
- 44 days
- 42 days
- 16 days
Ren reads the word compromise. What is a compromise?
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- One side gets everything
- Each side gives up something
- Both sides walk away
- A vote with no debate
Tala reads the word executive. What is the executive branch?
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- The states' own legislatures
- The branch that judges cases
- The branch that makes laws
- The branch that carries out laws
How did the two plans differ, Zee asks?
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- New Jersey wanted three branches
- Both wanted a king
- A new government, or revised Articles
- Both wanted to keep the Articles alone
What happened to the New Jersey Plan, Ari asks?
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- It replaced the Virginia Plan
- Rhode Island signed it
- It was rejected after debate
- It was adopted at once
Why might small states have liked the New Jersey Plan, Bo asks?
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- It kept their equal vote
- It ended Congress
- It gave big states more votes
- It made one big state