U.S History Quiz 6 Review

What question did the Great Compromise solve?

• It created a Bicameral government. House of Representatives =Rep based on population and the Senate= 2 per state

• 3/5 compromise

In the Senate, how many representatives does each state get to send?

• 2

• 4

• 8

• 10

What question did the 3/5 Compromise solve?

• For every five slaves, three would be counted towards the population numbers of a state

• Congress would be divided into two parts (bicameral).

The Virginia Plan proposed-

• All states should be allowed two votes in congress regardless of a state’s population

• The southern states should be allowed to count their slaves towards their total population count

• Allowing states with larger territories to have more votes in congress since they were governing larger populated areas

• The capital of the United States be established along the northern border of Virginia

One reason the delegates at the Constitutional Convention agreed to the Great Compromise was it-

• Provided a way for states in the north and south to have the same amount of representatives

• Created a bicameral legislature that appeased the small and large states

• Allowed slaves to be counted in the population of a state

• Gave the Legislative Branch power over the Executive Branch

The slave holding southern states yearned to count slaves towards their population so that -

• Slaves could be given citizen status

• Slaves would be a tax break for land owners

• They would have a larger population which would give them more representatives in congress

• The British would recognize America as a country with a larger population than theirs

The 3/5^th Compromise did not fully satisfy delegates from northern states because-

• All slaves would be counted towards the population of a state

• 3 out of 5 federal legislators would serve life terms

• Plantation owners would now have less power in government than northern merchants

• They did not believe slaves should be counted when determining the number of representatives from each state

• F

• G

• H

• J

Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?

• Direct democracy

• Great Compromise

• Checks and balances

• Missouri Compromise

Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation

• A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed

• The census bureau was established to help apportion representation

• The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures