Constitutional Convention of 1787 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 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.

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

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

Not allowing one branch of the government to have too much power is known as?

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Great Compromise

• Shay's Rebellion

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