Federalism, Separation of Powers, & Checks & Balances

What plan called for a unicameral (one house) legislature with equal representation for all states?

• Maryland Plan

• Connecticut Plan

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

Which plan called for a bicameral legislature, with one house based on a state's population and another house in which representation would be equal?

• Virginia Plan

• Connecticut Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Maryland Plan

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• Three-Fifths of a state's slave population would be freed immediately.

• Three-Fifths of a state's slave population would be freed in 20 years.

• Three-Fifths of a state's free population (white population) would be counted toward representation in Congress.

• Three-Fifths of a state's slave population would be counted toward representation in Congress and toward taxation.

Which of the following were parts of the Commerce Compromise? (There may be more than one correct choice.)

• the federal government banned slavery for the next 20 years

• the federal government was allowed to regulate foreign and interstate trade

• the federal government could only tax imports, but not exports

• the federal government could not ban the slave trade for 20 years

Bicameral means...

• Three House
• Two House
• One House
• Five House

The best definition for Federalism is...

• power is shared between states and the federal government

• all power is in one place

• there is a loose alliance of states

• most power is held by the federal government

Having the same amount of representatives per state is an example of what?

• Proportional Representation
• The House of Representatives
• The Virginia Plan
• Equal Representation

The North wanted slaves to count for what purpose?

• Population
• Taxation
• No purpose at all
• both  population and taxation

The central government of the United States is called the

• federal government

• executive branch

• constitution

• congress

The branch of government that makes laws

• Legislative
• Executive
• Judicial
• Supreme Court