Constitutional Compromises

How was the conflict between large and small states resolved?

• Three branches of the national government were formed.

• A federal court system was established.

• The House of Representatives and Senate were created.

• A cabinet was formed to advise the President.

Which is the best summary of the "Three-Fifths Compromise?"

• Congress was given two houses.

• A line was drawn dividing future free and slave states.

• Each slave was counted as less that one free person.

• A tougher runaway slave law was enacted.

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 is the best summary of the Great Compromise?

• Congress was given two houses.

• A line was drawn dividing future free and slave states.

• Each slave was counted as more than one free person.

• A tougher runaway slave law was enacted.

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

• Treaty of Ghent

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Great Compromise

• 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

Congress is made up of two parts/houses (bicameral), what are the two parts/houses?

• Senate & House of Representatives

• Compromises & Constitutional Convention

• New Jersey Plan & Virginia Plan

• Checks & Balances

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

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 quotes would have most likely been said by a Federalist?

• We need a document that will list the rights of the people and the states

• the states do not need to sacrifice sovereignty to a centralized government

• the southern states should not be responsible for paying off the debts of our northern brothers

• the policy of federalism will prevent states from losing power by instead sharing it with the central government