Constitutional Compromises

The founding fathers combined the ideas of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan to come up with -

• Compromise of 1820

• Three-fifths compromise

• Great Compromise

• Constitutional Convention

One of the major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia was -

• proposing a new strategy to proceed with the abolition of slavery

• creating a plan for representation of both large and small states

• whether or not to remain neutral in the French Revolution

• if Missouri should be allowed to join the country as a free state

Northern and Southern delegates vehemently argued on how slaves should be counted as population for representation purposes, the result of this debate was the -

• Three-fifths compromise

• Great Compromise

• Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

• Missouri Compromise

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

• the government would pass protective tariffs in order to help northern businesses prosper

• Maine and Missouri would be crated as slave and free states to keep the balance of power

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

• women would be represented in the newly created legislative branch

Which of the following arguments best explains why the Federalists wanted to ratify the US Constitution?

• 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.

Which of the following quotes would have been said by an "Anti-Federalist"?

• the system safeguards such as federalism and separation of powers protect the citizens

• no Bill of Rights is needed under the new government because the people will be protected by the states

• the economy of our country should be focused on industry, manufacturing, and trade

• the rights of the people and the states will be trampled upon by another tyrannical government

Which of the following best explains why the Anti-Federalists were opposed to ratification of the US Constitution?

• the federal government wouldn't become too powerful because it would share power with the states and individuals

• the system of checks and balances would keep one branch of government from becoming too strong

• the new central government would take too much power away from the states and people

• under the new government slaves would only count at three-fifths of a person for representation

Anti-Federalist, such as George Mason, refused to ratify the new Constitution, but after much debate they agreed to approve it with the addition of the -

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Declaration of Sentiments

Before the U.S. Constitution was ratified, the United States was governed by which document?

• Magna Carta
• Articles of Confederation
• Mayflower Compact
• Declaration of Independence

One issue that was hotly debated at the Constitutional Convention, was the question of representation. Another issue was-

• the U.S.-Canadian border
• Slavery
• the Treaty of Paris
• Women's Rights