Study Guide: Four Compromises, Federalists, Anti-Federalists

Which of these best describes the three-fifths compromise?

• An agreement regarding population count and representation in Congress.

• An agreement regarding the structure of Congress.

• An agreement regarding the continued use of the Atlantic Slave Trade in the United States.

What is the best term to describe the U.S. Government?

• Monarchy

• Direct democracy

• Oligarchy

• Democratic republic

Who proposed the Connecticut Compromise/Great Compromise?

• James Madison

• Roger Sherman

• George Washington

• William Paterson

Which document outlined the United States government before the constitution was ratified?

• Articles of Confederation

• Great Compromise

• The Reynolds Pamphlet

• The Federalist Papers

Which plan at the convention proposed that representation in Congress be based on each state's population?

• The Virginia Plan

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Great Compromise

Which plan at the convention proposed that representation in Congress be equal for all states?

• The Virginia Plan

• The Connecticut Compromise

• The New Jersey Plan

When creating the legislative branch there were two proposed plans.  Which plan wanted states to have more votes based on population? 

• Connecticut Plan 
• New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan
• 3/5th's Plan 

The Great Compromise accomplished which of the following? 

• Created a one house legislature
• Postponed the conversation about slavery
• Added the Bill of Rights 
• Created a two house legislature

The Constitutional Convention took place-

• 1781
• 1787
• 776
• 1783

Representation should be equal giving each state the same number of representatives was part of the 

• New Jersey plan
• Virginia plan
• Conneticut plan
• Commerce Compromise