Constitutional Convention

What did the Great Compromise create?

• a unicameral legislature

• a bicameral legislature

• representation based only on being equal

• representation based only on population of a state

The Virginia Plan called for--

• representation to be based on slaves counting as 3/5 of a person

• representation to be based on states having equal representation

• representation based on a state's population

• representation to be based on how much land you own

The New Jersey plan called for--

• representation to be equal for all states

• representation to count slaves as 3/5 of a person

• representation to be based on a state's population

• representation to be based on how much land you own

This person created the Great Compromise

• Roger Sherman

• Roger Williams

• Sherman Williams

• Thomas Paine

Why did Southern states agree to the 3/5 Compromise?

• It gave them more political power

• It balanced the representation between Northern and Southern states

• It promised the slaves the right to vote in local elections

• it guaranteed that southern states could keep slavery for another 100 years

Who is known as the "Father of the Constitution?

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

• Patrick Henry

Which is a difference between the AOC and Constitution?

• AOC had 1 branch; Constitution has 3

• AOC was strong; Constitution was weak

• AOC had a bicameral congress; Constitution has a unicameral congress

• AOC was written by James Madison; Constitution was written by Thomas Jefferson

What does "bicameral" mean?

• one chamber

• two chambers

• three branches

• bicycle

The number of senators in the Senate are--

• based on a state's population

• equal for each state

• appointed by the President for life

• part of the executive branch

The members of the House of Representatives are--

• equal for all states

• based on a state's population

• appointed by the President for life

• part of the judicial branch