EOC Prep - Ratifying the Constitution

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At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, which topic was common to the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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Congressional representation

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Which issue is addressed in the Bill of Rights? Options: slavery, voting age, the right to bear arms, the direct election of Senators

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the right to bear arms

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At the Constitutional Convention, how did the Founding Fathers deal with the issue of slavery?

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The slave trade would end in 1808.

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Which of these statements about the Bill of Rights is TRUE?
Options:
It is part of the Declaration of Independence.
It was added to the Constitution after ratification.
It was added to the Constitution before ratification.
It was part of the original draft of the Constitution.

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It was added to the Constitution after ratification.

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One of the major conflicts between northern and southern states in the writing of the new Constitution centered on how to count slaves in the census.

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how to count slaves in the census.

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Political parties appeared in the United States shortly after the Constitution was adopted because

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differences arose over political and economic issues.

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Opposition to ratification of the Constitution was based on the belief that it would provide for elite control, endanger liberty, and weaken the states.

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provide for elite control, endanger liberty, and weaken the states.

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According to the Farewell Address, which of these BEST explains Washington’s view on religion? Options: Religion would soon lose popularity among the American people., Christianity should become the backbone of the American government., Religion causes people to behave badly and could hurt the country., Religion plays a large role in the United States’ political success.

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Religion plays a large role in the United States’ political success.

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Congress called for a convention to be held in Philadelphia in 1787 in order to

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revise the Articles of Confederation.

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At the Constitutional Convention, the importation of enslaved people was agreed to be extended for twenty years, until 1808. Which scenario BEST describes why Northern states would have agreed to this compromise?

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Northern states were willing to concede to extending the slave trade because they needed Southern states to ratify the Constitution.