Constitutional Convention and the New Constitution Topic 3.8

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To create a new Constitution

• To amend the Articles of Confederation

• To establish a monarchy

• To declare independence from Britain

What were the two main proposals for representation in the new federal government?

• The Virginia Plan and the New York Plan

• The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan

• The New York Plan and the Pennsylvania Plan

• The New Jersey Plan and the Pennsylvania Plan

What did the Virginia Plan propose for representation in Congress?

• Equal representation for all states

• Representation based on population

• Representation based on wealth

• Representation based on land ownership

What did the New Jersey Plan propose for representation in Congress?

• Equal representation for all states

• Representation based on population

• Representation based on wealth

• Representation based on land ownership

What was the outcome of the debate over representation?

• The Great Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Electoral College

• The Bill of Rights

What was the main issue of contention between slave states and free states?

• Taxation without representation

• The power of the federal government

• The ban on slavery

• The counting of enslaved population for representation

What was the compromise reached regarding the counting of enslaved population for representation?

• All enslaved people would be counted

• None of the enslaved people would be counted

• Three-fifths of the enslaved population would be counted

• Only free people would be counted

How was the president elected according to the new Constitution?

• By direct popular vote

• By state legislatures

• By the Supreme Court

• By the Electoral College