Compromises in the Constitutional Convention - Final Quiz

The Senate will have equal representation for each state. The House of Representatives will be based on ... ?

• Money

• Slaves

• Population

• It will also be equal

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.

Why were southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• It increased the political influence of the South

• It allowed indentured servants in the South to become citizens

• It decreased the federal tax on property in the South

• It allowed the South to expand its industrial output

Who proposed the 3/5ths compromise?

• James Wilson

• James Madison

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

What did the founding fathers agree to ban starting in 1808?

• The international slave trade

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Electoral College

• The Three Fifths Compromise

How would the 3/5ths Compromise affect Virginia, the most populous slave state in 1790?

• Virginia would have 3/5ths of the total representation in Congress

• 3/5ths of the slave population would count toward determining taxation and representation

• 3/5ths of the slave population must be set free in order to approve the Constitution

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