Constitutional Principles I

Multiple Choice

I am responsible for the division of the federal government into three branches (legislative, executive, and judicial)

• ndividual Rights

• The Declaration of Independence
• The separation of powers

• The Bill of Rights

Multiple Choice

I am the concept that people elect REPRESENTATIVES to speak for them in the government.

• Republicanism

• Oligarchy
• Monarchy
• Direct democracy

Virgina Plan

-Proposed by James Madison -
Called for strong national government
- Bicameral legislature based on state population
- Favored larger states -
Would give more power to states with larger populations

​ New Jersey Plan

Response to Virginia Plan - Proposed by William Paterson - Called for weaker national government - Single legislative house with equal representation - Favored smaller states - Would maintain more state sovereignty

The Great compromise

Also known as Connecticut Compromise - Combined elements of both plans - Created bicameral Congress: - House of Representatives (based on population) - Senate (equal representation) - Resolved major conflict between large & small states

Multiple Choice

This compromise settled the dispute over representation in Congress by satisfying big and small states. Created a bicameral (two-part) Congress.

• Compromise of 1850
• Three-Fifths Compromise
• Great Compromise
• Missouri Compromise

​Three-Fifths Compromise

Addressed representation & taxation - Counted enslaved persons as 3/5 of a person for: - Congressional representation, Direct taxation -
Impacted power balance between free & slave states - Demonstrated moral failure of Constitutional Convention - Had lasting implications for American democracy