Founding Principles

What was the main difference between the New Jersey and Virginia Plan?

• The New Jersey Plan appealed only to the larger states.

• The Virginia Plan called for proportional representation in both houses of Congress.

• The New Jersey Plan gave the federal government more power than it had under the Articles of Confederation

• The Virginia Plan did not include a court system

The Great Compromise was a compromise between

• Massachusetts Plan and New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan and New York Plan

• Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan

What were the two plans discussed regarding state representation?

• New York and Philadelphia Plan

• Albany Plan and New Hampshire Plan

• Plymouth Plan and Jamestown Plan

• New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan

This compromise allowed for the South to count a portion of slaves for population purposes for the basis of setting taxes and representation in Congress.

• Great Compromise

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

• Three-fifths Compromise

Which issue did the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan and the Great Compromise address at the Constitutional Convention?

• The power to regulate interstate commerce

• The number of justices on the Supreme Court

• A system for electing the president

• A method of determining state representation in Congress

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 adopted the Great Compromise to settle differences over

• slavery

• representation in Congress

• interstate trade

• taxation

Convention delegates broke the deadlock between large and small states when they approved the

• Great Compromise

• The Three-fifths Compromise

• The two-thirds Compromise

• The Washington Compromise

Convention delegates (representatives) solved the conflict between large and small states over votes in the legislative branch when they approved _____ compromise.

• Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Two-Thirds Compromise

• Hamilton Compromise

What was on effect of the Three-fifths Compromise?

• Slave states gained additional congressional representation

• The number of justices on the Supreme Court was established

• Presidential appointments were assured easy confirmation

• A two-house legislature was created

Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to the Three-Fifths Compromise as a solution to the problem of how to determine the

• number of representatives in the House from each state

• qualifications of Supreme Court justices

• tariff rates on exports

• length of the president's term