The Great Compromise

What did the Virginia Plan propose?

• two houses of Congress with representation based on state population total

• one house of Congress with equal representation from each state

• one house of Congress with equal representation from each state

• one house of Congress with representation based on state population total

What was a feature of BOTH the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

• a national government with two branches - legislative and executive

• a national government with two houses of Congress

• a national government with three branches - legislative, executive, and judicial

• a national government with one branch - legislative

Which of these was the greatest challenge for the delegates at the Constitutional Convention?

• how to respond to the interests of foreign countries

• how to address the concerns of farmers and ranchers

• how to balance the interests of large and small states

• how to get agreement between the eastern and western states

The Great Compromise created which two parts of Congress? (Choose 2)

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Parliament

• House of Burgesses

The number of members of which of these is affected by state population total?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Parliament

• Supreme Court

The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on...

• population

• equality for every state

• state size

• money

The New Jersey Plan wanted representation in government to be...

• based on population.

• equal for every state.

• based on the size of the state.

• based on money.

Chose 3 compromises over slavery at the Constitutional Convention.

• 3/5ths compromise - every slave was counted as 3/5ths of a person when determining population size.

• Slaves were freed from the North and South.

• The fugitive slave law was enacted.

• The agreed to ban the Atlantic Slave Trade in 1808.

Why did the southern states want to count their slaves as people (part of their state's population)?

• It would give the southern states more representatives, and power, in Congress.

• It would give the southern states less representatives, and power, in Congress.

• It would give the southern states more money in taxes.

• It would give the southern states more treaties with other states.

Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed

• A portion of the slave population was counted for representation in the House of Representatives.

• The census bureau was established to help balance representation

• A portion of the slave population was counted for representation in the Senate.