Constitutional Compromise

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

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

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

Which compromise included the agreement that there would be two houses of government where the lower house was based on population and the upper house got two votes per state?

• The Great Compromise

• Three Fifths Compromise

• Slave Trade Compromise

• Commerce Compromise

Which compromise included the agreement that slaves would be counted as 3/5 of a person?

• The Great Compromise

• Three Fifths Compromise

• Slave Trade Compromise

• Commerce Compromise

Under the Three Fifths Compromise, which side wanted to count slaves as part of the population and did not want them to be taxed as property?

• Free States

• Slave States

Which was the main issue for The Great Compromise?

• Number of Representatives for Each State

• Do slaves count in population?

• Should we stop bringing slaves into the United States?

• Can the government place tariffs on imports and exports?