1.6 - Constitutional Convention Compromises

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

This plan for government was favored by large states because representation in congress was based on population.

• the New Jersey Plan
• the Virginia Plan
• Shays' Plan
• The Compromise Plan

This plan for government was favored by smaller states because each state received equal representation in congress.

• the New Jersey Plan
• the Virginia Plan
• Shays' Plan
• the Compromise Plan

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

Under the Three-Fifths compromise, which individuals counted as 3/5 of a free person when a census was taken?

• women
• Native Americans
• slaves
• children

Which group of states benefited the most from the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• Eastern States
• Northern States
• Southern States
• Western States

Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced?

• it created an executive branch
• government was took weak to manage state relations
• it created a powerful army
• it created a judicial branch

The Great Compromise called for a house of representatives and a Senate which is called-

• bicameral
• unicameral
• one camel
• Three camels

The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following? 

• Created a one house legislature
• Postponed the conversation about slavery
• Added the Bill of Rights 
• Created a two house legislature

In what house of our national legislature, called Congress, does each state have equal representation? 

• Senate 
• House of Representatives 
• General Assembly 
• House of Commons