Compromise at the Constitutional Convention

Which plan called for states with bigger populations to have more representation in government?

• Taco Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

Why did the South want to count slaves as people?

• They wanted them counted as property

• It gave them more representation in government

• The South cared about the slaves

• Batman said so

What did the Constitution replace?

• Bill of Rights

• The Emergency Exit Plan

• Mayflower Compact

• Articles of Confederation

What settled the debate between the Virginia Plan (big state) and the New Jersey plan (small state)?

• The Three Fifths Compromise

• Batman

• The Great Compromise

• The American Revolution

Which plan thought all states should have equal say in the government, no matter their size?

• Virginia Plan

• Florida Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• George Washington

Who did the New Jersey Plan favor?

• Larger States

• Every state except for Pennsylvania

• Only Pennsylvania

• Smaller States

An agreement made at the Constitutional Convention stating that enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state’s population for representation in the House of Representatives 

• Two-halves Compromise
• Three-fourths Compromise
• Two-fifths Compromise
• Three-fifths Compromise

How many representatives does each state get in the House of Representatives?

• Every state gets 2
• Based on population
• Every state gets 1
• Only certain states get into the House

The _________ had most of the power under The Articles of

Confederation

• states

• central government

• Congress

• The central government and states shared power

In what house of our national legislature, called Congress, does each state have equal representation? 

• Senate 
• House of Representatives 
• General Assembly 
• House of Commons