Review: Constitutional Convention

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Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram? Direct democracy, Great Compromise, Checks and balances, Missouri Compromise

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Great Compromise

Front

Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation

Front

Which speaker is in favor of ratifying the Constitution? Options: Speaker 1, Speaker 2, Speaker 3, Speaker 4

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Speaker 1

Front

Which plan for the new government was favored by the Large States?

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Virginia Plan

Front

Which plan for the new government was favored by the Small States? Options: Virginia Plan, New Jersey Plan, Articles of Confederation, Connecticut Compromise

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New Jersey Plan

Front

Under the Commerce Compromise, Congress was forbidden the power to tax the export of goods from any state, and Congress would not be able to interfere with the slave trade for a period of at least twenty years.

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True

Front

Which of the following powers did the government have under the Articles of Confederation? Options: power to make laws, power to enforce laws, power to collect taxes, power to regulate trade

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power to make laws

Front

The Articles of Confederation created a _________________ type of government.

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weak

Front

What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

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Revise the Articles of Confederation.

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A legislature made up of two parts called chambers

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Bicameral Legislature