Unit 2 Week 1 Who Wrote the Constitution comprehension

Why could many people not pay the taxes being raised to repay the country's debt?

• They were too poor
• They did not use cash
• They did not make enough money
• They did not have enough goods to trade

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CCSS.RI.3.3

CCSS.RI.4.3

CCSS.RI.5.3

CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

What was the benefit of creating a government that consisted of three parts that shared power?

• It would help everyone get along.
• No one would have too much work to do.
• No part would be more powerful than the others.
• Each part would only have to work for one third of the year.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5

How was equal representation different from proportional representation?

• Each state had one vote in equal representation, but in proportional representation, the number of votes would depend on a state's population.
• The governor of each state had one vote in equal representation, but in proportional representation, the legislature casted the vote.
• Each state had one vote in proportional representation, but in equal representation, the number of votes would depend on the state's population.

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CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

Which sentence best explains what the section "The Great Compromise" is about?

• The Great Compromise decided that for every five slaves living in a state, three were counted for the purpose of proportional representation.
• The Great Compromisse decided that one house would have proportional representation and the other would have equal representation.
• The Great Compromise decided that both houses would have proportional representation.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Which plan included what came to be known as the electoral college?

• The Virginia Plan
• The New Jersey Plan
• Wilson's Plan
• Washington's Plan

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

CCSS.RI.7.5