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

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 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

Coming into the Great Compromise, which state wanted two houses based on population?

• Virginia

• New Jersey

Coming into the Great Compromise, which state wanted one house and wanted each state to have only one vote?

• Virginia

• New Jersey

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 did not want to count slaves as part of the population and wanted them to be taxed as property?

• Free States

• Slave States

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?

What does the "Great Compromise" and the "3/5ths Compromise" have in common?

• Both involved the abolishment of slavery in the north

• Both had to do with congressional representation (# of votes in Congress)

• Both had to do with state and property tax

• Both had to do with the start of the American Revolution