American Government Quiz #2

How was the conflict between large and small states resolved?

• Three branches of the national government were formed.

• A federal court system was established in Washington,DC.

• The House of Representatives and Senate were created, a compromise.

• A cabinet was formed to advise the President with whom he selected .

Northern and Southern delegates argued on how slaves should be counted in the states population, so they created the

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Great Compromise

• Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

• Missouri Compromise

The President of the Constitutional Convention was

• George Mason

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin

• John Adams

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

The Constitutional Convention had 55 delegates from all the states except

• Virginia

• Rhode Island

• New York

• New Hampshire

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.

Delegates from the states agreed that the Articles of Confederation were not enough so they created

• Great Compromise

• Declaration of Independence

• Articles of Confederation 2

• Constitution

What kind of states supported the New Jersey Plan?

• small in population

• small in size

• slave states

• non slave states

What was the goal of the 3/5th's Compromise?

• To get states to buy slaves
• To get rid of slavery
• To get the states to agree to the Constitution
• To get states to reject the Constitution

State Delegates at the Constitutional Convention argued over

• trading goods and money.

• state borders.

• slavery.

• All of the above.