Constitutional Compromises

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

One of the major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia was -

• proposing a new strategy to proceed with the abolition of slavery

• creating a plan for representation of both large and small states

• whether or not to remain neutral in the French Revolution

• if Missouri should be allowed to join the country as a free state

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

During the Constitutional Convention, James Wilson and Roger Sherman proposed the Three-Fifths Compromise which dealt with how

• the government would pass protective tariffs in order to help northern businesses prosper

• Maine and Missouri would be crated as slave and free states to keep the balance of power

• slaves would be counted as population for representation and taxation purposes

• women would be represented in the newly created legislative branch

Which of these would complete the diagram?

• Alien and Sedition Acts

• Constitutional Convention

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

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.

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

The first American government, which was in place during the Revolutionary War and for almost 10 years afterwards, was the _____________.

• Articles of Confederation

• Continental Congress

• Mayflower Compact

• Philadelphia Convention

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

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

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