Constitutional Convention

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Which stated that our country should have a bicameral legislature with representation in each house based on population? Options: New Jersey Plan, Virginia Plan, The Great Compromise, The Three-Fifths Compromise

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Virginia Plan

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Which plan stated that our country should have a one-house legislature in which each state would get one vote?

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New Jersey Plan

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Which of the following created our bicameral legislature in which one house is based on population and the other house is based on state equality? The New Jersey Plan, The Virginia Plan, The Great Compromise, The Three-Fifths Compromise

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The Great Compromise

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Which describes the indirect method by which Americans choose the president and vice president?

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Electoral College

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What was the ORIGINAL purpose of the meeting of delegates in Philadelphia in 1787?

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to revise or fix the Articles of Confederation

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Which stated that a portion of slaves would be counted for representation purposes? Options: The Great Compromise, The Three-Fifths Compromise, The Virginia Plan, The Commerce Compromise

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The Three-Fifths Compromise

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What did the South receive from the Commerce Compromise in exchange for Congress's control of interstate trade?

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no tax on exports and the slave trade continues

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Who was chosen to preside over the Constitutional Convention? Options: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin

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George Washington

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Which term describes a delegate?

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a representative

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Which state chose not to attend the Constitutional Convention?

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Rhode Island