Constitutional Compromises

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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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During the Constitutional Convention, William Paterson, in response to the Virginia Plan, presented the delegates with the New Jersey Plan which -

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proposed a bi-cameral legislative branch with representation based on the population of each state

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Which plan called for equal representation of the states regardless of population?

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Virginia Plan

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At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates debated on the organization of the legislative branch. James Madison proposed the Virginia Plan, while William Patterson countered with the New Jersey Plan. Finally, the delegates agreed to a compromise put forth by Roger Sherman which -

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created a two house Congress with representation based on the population in house and equality in the other house

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Which plan called for representation based on the states' population, benefited the small states?

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New Jersey Plan

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One of the major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia was - creating a plan for representation of both large and small states

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creating a plan for representation of both large and small states

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This excerpt from the Constitution deals with the issues debated at the Constitutional Convention: "Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among several states which may be included within this Union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service by a term of 'years' and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other persons."

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how slaves should be counted as population for representation purposes

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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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During the Constitutional Convention, James Wilson and Roger Sherman proposed the Three-Fifths Compromise which dealt with how

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slaves would be counted as population for representation and taxation purposes.

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Which of the following arguments best explains why the Federalists wanted to ratify the US Constitution? Options: the federal government wouldn't become too powerful because it would share power with the state governments, They believed that a Bill of Rights was the only way to protect the people from the abuses of the government, the executive branch would be able to make and enforce all the laws for the new country, by outlawing slavery the new government would enforce the claims of the Declaration that all men are created equal.

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the federal government wouldn't become too powerful because it would share power with the state governments