Unit 4 Day 2 Bellringer - Road to Constitution

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The Great Compromise addressed the issue of representation in Congress. What was the outcome of this compromise?

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Equal representation in the Senate and representation based on population in the House of Representatives

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The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention. What did it determine?

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That three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for representation and taxation purposes.

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What was the primary issue addressed by the Great Compromise?

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The balance of power between large and small states in the legislative branch

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Which compromise involved a bicameral legislature, combining elements of both the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

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The Great Compromise

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During the Constitutional Convention, what was the compromise that combined proportional representation in the House and equal representation in the Senate called?

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The Great Compromise Compromise

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Which compromise at the Constitutional Convention determined how enslaved people would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation?

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The Three-Fifths Compromise

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What was one of the key differences between the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan?

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The New Jersey Plan proposed equal representation, while the Virginia Plan proposed representation based on population.

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Which states were more likely to support the New Jersey Plan? Options: Large states like Virginia and Pennsylvania, Southern states with large slave populations, Smaller states like New Jersey and Delaware, Western states with frontier territories

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Smaller states like New Jersey and Delaware

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How did the Federalists and Anti-Federalists "compromise" to ratify (approve) the U.S Constitution?

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The added the Bill of Rights (First 10 Amendments)

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The ___________ are for the ratification (approval) of the U.S Constitution.

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Federalists