Gov't Unit 2 Review

The Virginia Plan proposed a government based on 3 principles. Which of the following are NOT one of the principles?

• a strong national legislature with two chambers

• a strong national executive to be chosen by the national legislature

• a national judiciary to be appointed by the legislature

• All of the above ARE principles of the Virginia Plan

Which of the following is NOT a principle of the New Jersey Plan?

• The Executive would hand pick their successor

• A weak executive, of more than one person, would be elected by Congress

• A national judiciary with limited power would be appointed by the executive

• Congress would be given the power to impose tax and regulate trade

The blending of the New Jersey and Virginia Plan is referred to as....?

• The Best Compromise

• The Great Compromise

• The Compromise of 1787

• The Superior Compromise

What is the word that describes a solution that makes both parties involved happy by taking a part of both ideas and blending them together?

The _______ Compromise led to the ratification of the Constitution because it settled matters of representation in the federal government.

• New Jersey

• Virginia

• U.S.

• Great

_______ is the action of signing or giving formal consent to a treaty, contract, or agreement making it officially valid.

• Passing

• Voting

• Ratification

• The Great Compromise

______ settled matters of representation when it came to the enslaved population of southern states and the importation of enslaved Africans.

The _______ wanted southern states to count enslaved people for representation purposes, NOT tax purposes.

• The East

• The North

• The South

• The West

The _______ wanted southern states to count enslaved people for tax purposes, NOT representation purposes.

• The East

• The North

• The South

• The West

The Great Compromise was adopted. It suggested a legislative branch with two parts. This satisfied the larger states and the smaller states. What are the two parts of this new and improved legislative branch?

• The House of Senators, The Congress

• The Senate, The Legislative Branch

• The Senate, The House of Representatives

• None of the Above