Who Wrote the US Constitution? pt. 1

How many branches of government was proposed for the national government?

• 1- Parliament

• 3- President, Judge, and States

• 3- Legislative, Judicial, and Exacutive

• 3- President, House, and Congress

The number of representatives in the Virginia Plan would be based on a states...

• population

• size of land

• number of slaves

• The Virginia Plan

What plan proposed that no matter the size of the state, all states would have the same number of representatives?

• the Virginia Plan

• James Madison

• the Constitution

• the New Jersey Plan

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Why did state differences lead to a debate about state representation?

• The Virginia Plan proposed that representation would be based on population, which benefitted large states. Small states preferred the New Jersey Plan, which proposed that all states have the same number of representatives.

• The New Jersey Plan proposed that representation would be based on population, which benefitted large states. Small states preferred the Virginia Plan, which proposed that all states have the same number of representatives.

• The Virginia Plan proposed that representation would be based on population, which benefitted small states. Large states preferred the New Jersey Plan, which proposed that all states have the same number of representatives.

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Why was the question of representation in the government such a problem?

• Representation was to be based on state land size and some states were much smaller than others.

• Representation was to be based on state population. Thousands of slaves lived in northern states, such as New Jersey and Connecticut. which would give those states more representation in the federal government than southern states would have. The South said that was unfair.

• Representation was to be based on state population. Thousands of slaves lived in southern states, such as Georgia and South Carolina, which would give those states more representation in the federal government than Northern states would have. The North said that was unfair.

• Representation was not allowed. King George III was the only one who made rules.

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How did delegates feel about equal representation?

• All the states were in favor of equal representation.

• None of the states were in favor of equal representation.

• Equal representation was not mentioned in the text.

• States were divided about equal representation in government. Some states wanted it and some states didn’t.

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What do you learn in the sidebar on page 104?

• There is a life size statue of Benjamin Franklin.

• Benjamin Franklin played an important role in helping the parties compromise.

• Benjamin Franklin was against the creation of a national government.

• Benjamin Franklin did not like compromise and he often enjoyed the delegates arguing.

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Which context clues in the surrounding words give the meaning of compromise on page 104?

• "everyone was discouraged"

• "the entire convention was on the brink of failure."

• “give up something in order for everyone to gain.”

• "That made it easier for delegates to discuss and decide issues at the convention."

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On page 107, how does the author define constitution?

• It is defined as "ready to be handed out when the convention met again."

• It is defined as "the resolutions that had been decided so far."

• It is defined as "a rough outline of a document.:

• It is defined as “a new plan for the government.”

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On page 103 we see that the delegates were having a difficult time reaching a consensus. What phrase below does not describe how the delegates were feeling?

• The members argued

• Their tempers flared

• Their problems were never solved

• The delegates voted

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