Compromises & Principles

Two reasons why it was important to determine the way slaves were counted was because population determined...

• how much taxes the state paid.

• how many soldiers the state sent to the military

• Representation in the House of Representation

• How many judges that state could have on the Supreme Cout

The "Large State" proposal for the new constitution said the representation should be ​ (a)   which was what the ​ (b)   suggested.

• based on population
• Virginia Plan
• equal
• New Jersey Plan

The Constitutional Convention decided to count __ of the slave population.

• All

• None

• 1/2

• 3/5

The compromise about runaway slaves said that ​ (a)   had to help get runaways returned to their owners.

• everyone
• only the owner
• no one
• people hired to catch slaves

The ​ (a)   feared if Congress controlled trade, they would ​ (b)   the slave trade.

• South
• end
• North
• expand

According to the Great Compromise, there would be a ​ (a)   house legislature. One would be based on ​ (b)   like the Virginia Plan suggested. The other gave each state ​ (c)   representation like the New Jersey plan suggested.

• two
• population
• equal
• one
• three

Match the following

• checks and balances

• we have three branches

• independent judiciary

• each branch can monitor and have some power over the others

• separation of powers

• Laws must be fair and followed by all

• rule of law

• power to rule comes from the people

• popular sovereignty

• courts and judges can make decisions without outside influence

In Federalism, power is shared between ​whom?

• central government and state governments
• state governments and local governments

• federal government and provincial governments
• central government and local governments

Our most basic freedoms are protect by

Which best describes the way our president is chosen?

• The president is chosen through the Electoral College.
• The president is chosen by the United Nations.
• The president is chosen by the Supreme Court.
• The president is chosen through a popular vote.