Constitutional Compromises

One branch of government limiting the power of another branch of the government is known as?

• Checks and Balances

• Popular Sovereignty

• Great Compromise

• Shay's Rebellion

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

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

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

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

Power is shared and divided between the states and the national government

• federalism
• individual rights
• checks and balances
• republicanism

Which compromise included the agreement that Congress could place tariffs on imports but not exports?

• The Great Compromise

• Three Fifths Compromise

• Slave Trade Compromise

• Commerce Compromise

Which compromise included the agreement that Congress could not do anything about importing slaves for 20 years (1808)?

• The Great Compromise

• Three Fifths Compromise

• Slave Trade Compromise

• Commerce Compromise

The idea that government is created by and gets its power from the consent of the people is called

• checks and balances

• popular sovereignty

• judicial review

• limited government

Why were the Articles of Confederation replaced?

• it created an executive branch
• government was took weak to manage state relations
• it created a powerful army
• it created a judicial branch