Constitution Convention Compromises

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

Under the Three-Fifths compromise, which individuals counted as 3/5 of a free person when a census was taken?

• women
• Native Americans
• slaves
• children

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

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

The Great Compromise called for a house of representatives and a Senate which is called-

• bicameral
• unicameral
• one camel
• Three camels

Which issue did the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise address at the Constitutional Convention (1787)?

• the number of justices on the Supreme Court

• a system for electing the president

• the power to regulate interstate commerce

• a method of determining state representation in Congress

Why is the Magna Carta an important document in British history?

• It was the first document to place limits on the king's power
• It outlawed feudalism and gave voting rights to all citizens
• It established Parliament as the nation's legislative body.
• It determined England's physical boundaries

Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

• VA Statute of Religious Freedom

• VA Declaration of Rights

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-Affirms certain unalienable rights

-Stated grievances against the King of Great Britain

 

Which document is the best title for the list?

• Bill of Rights

• VA Declaration of Rights

• Magna Carta

• Declaration of Independence

The English Bill of Rights _________ American views about government

• did not influence

• influenced