Constitutional Cluases/ Compromises

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States must recognize the validity of the acts, records, court decisions, etc of other states.

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Full Faith and Credit Clause

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Federal law is supreme over state law.

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Supremacy Clause

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Congress can make any law they deem is "necessary and proper".

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Elastic Clause

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Which is the best summary of the "Three-Fifths Compromise?"

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Each slave was counted as less that one free person.

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The founding fathers combined the ideas of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan to come up with -

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Great Compromise

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Northern and Southern delegates vehemently argued on how slaves should be counted as population for representation purposes, the result of this debate was the -

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Three-fifths compromise

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According to the Virginia Plan, which states would gain more votes in Congress? Options: The Original 13 would get more votes than new states. States with large populations. States that had a lot of territory.

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States with large populations

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According to the New Jersey Plan, which states would gain more votes in congress?

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States would be represented equally by 2 representatives.

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What is the result of the two plans proposed?

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Both plans are combined into a bicameral congress.

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This Clause forces states to recognize and honor court rulings of other states.

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The Full faith and Credit Clause