3.2 Constitutional Compromises Review

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention?

• To create the Bill of Rights

• To establish a monarchy
• To dissolve the government
• To decide how America is going to be governed

What was the end result of the Constitutional Convention?

• amendment of the United States Constitution
• dissolution of the United States Constitution
• rejection of the United States Constitution
• creation and adoption of the United States Constitution

What is a compromise?

• Disagreement

• Agreement

What was the overall issue prior to the Great Compromise?

• disagreement about how to count slaves for taxation purposes

• disagreement about how to structure Congress

• disagreement about trade regulations in the US

• disagreement about how long the President should serve

What size states did the New Jersey plan benefit?

• Small

• Large

What size states did the Virginia Plan benefit?

• Small

• Large

What does bicameral mean?

• Having ONE body in Congress

• Having two separate chambers or houses of Congress

• Having three separate branches of government

• Having a President & a King govern the US

What is another name for the Great Compromise?

• New York Compromise
• Virginia Compromise
• Connecticut Compromise
• Pennsylvania Compromise

What was the outcome of the Great Compromise?

• Creation of a bicameral legislature
• Division of the United States into separate countries
• Establishment of President instead of a King

• Slaves will count as 3/5 a person

How is the Senate determined?

• Number of senators is EQUAL for every state (2)

• Number of Senators is BASED ON POPULATION (varies by state; proportional representation)