Chapter 4 Test 2

What were the two preliminary meetings held which led to the Constitutional Convention?

Mount Vernon Annapolis

Name the three men who wrote the Federalist Papers.

James Madison Alexander Hamilton John Jay

Who is remembered as the “Father of the Constitution?”

James Madison

Name the group who supported the adoption of the Constitution, wanted a closer union of the states, and preferred a more effective central government.

Federalists

Who wrote the final draft of the Constitution? James Madison Gouverneur Morris Alexander Hamilton Thomas Jefferson

Gouverneur Morris

What term refers to the division of power between the national and state governments? Quorum Federalism Censure Census

Federalism

From whom did the idea of separation of powers originate? James Madison Charles de Montesquieu Gouverneur Morris Alexander Hamilton

Charles de Montesquieu

A. Article I B. Article II C. Article III D. Article V E. Article VI F. Article VII G. Connecticut Compromise Established the judicial branch

C. Article III

A. Article I B. Article II C. Article III D. Article V E. Article VI F. Article VII G. Connecticut Compromise Set guidelines for ratification of the Constitution

. Article VII

A. Article I B. Article II C. Article III D. Article V E. Article VI F. Article VII G. Connecticut Compromise Provides for amendments to the Constitution

D. Article V

A. Article I B. Article II C. Article III D. Article V E. Article VI F. Article VII G. Connecticut Compromise Established the legislative branch

Article I

A. Article I B. Article II C. Article III D. Article V E. Article VI F. Article VII G. Connecticut Compromise Describes the Constitution as the “supreme law of the land”

E. Article VI

A. Article I B. Article II C. Article III D. Article V E. Article VI F. Article VII G. Connecticut Compromise Established the executive branch

B. Article II

A. Article I B. Article II C. Article III D. Article V E. Article VI F. Article VII G. Connecticut Compromise Combined the Virginia and New Jersey Plans in establishing the national legislature

G. Connecticut Compromise

True/False Benjamin Franklin presided as Chairman of the constitutional Convention.

False