Constitution

Which of the following decided how slaves would be counted into the figuring a state’s population?

• The Virginia Plan

• Three-fifths Compromise

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

The Great Compromise created the structure of a bicameral legislative branch.

• True

• False

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

Which plan called for equal representation of the states regardless of population?

• Treaty of Ghent

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Great Compromise

• Virginia Plan

Which plan called for representation based on the states' population, benefited the small states?

• Treaty of Ghent

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Articles of Confederation

• New Jersey Plan

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

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

What were two proposals to decide how each state should be represented?

• Georgia and New Hampshire Plan
• Virginia and New Jersey Plan
• New York and Boston Plan
• Florida and Alabama Plan

What solves the issue of "can slaves be counted?"

• The 3/5ths Compromise
• The 1/2 Compromise
• The 3/4ths Compromise
• The 4/4 Compromise

People feared one executive because they thought he would become a?

• Queen
• King
• Dictator
• Supreme Leader