Constitutional Representation Quiz

How many senators does each state have in Congress?

• 1

• 5

• 3

• 2

What is the purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• To determine how enslaved individuals would be counted for representation and taxation.

• To establish equal representation for all states.

• To abolish slavery in the United States.

• To determine the voting rights of enslaved individuals.

Which two plans were combined to create the Great Compromise?

• Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

• North Carolina Plan and South Carolina Plan

• Massachusetts Plan and Rhode Island Plan

• Connecticut Plan and Pennsylvania Plan

The founding fathers stated a core principle to be “... Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed,....”

The source of the government’s power was

• The King

• Divine Right

• The People

• Taylor Swift

Two factions (groups/sides) formed in reaction to the Constitution and a new government. They were ...

• Republicans and Democrats

• New Heights and Pitchforks

• Federalists and Anti-Federalists

• Hamiltonians and Jeffersonians

What was the proposed representation plan in the Virginia Plan?

• Unicameral legislature with representation based on population

• Bicameral legislature with representation based on land ownership

• Bicameral legislature with representation based on age

• Bicameral legislature with representation based on population

What was the proposed representation plan in the New Jersey Plan?

• Equal representation for each state

• Representation based on population

• Representation based on wealth

• Representation based on land area

A government in which supreme power is held by the people and their elected representatives is called

• Tyranny

• Republic

• Direct Democracy

• Fascism

What was the purpose of the Great Compromise?

• To establish a monarchy in the United States.

• To abolish slavery in the United States.

• To create a new constitution for the United States.

• To resolve the conflict between large and small states regarding representation in the United States Congress.

How did the Three-Fifths Compromise impact the population count for representation?

• The Three-Fifths Compromise counted each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person for representation.

• The Three-Fifths Compromise counted each enslaved person as one whole person for representation.

• The Three-Fifths Compromise did not impact the population count for representation.

• The Three-Fifths Compromise counted each enslaved person as two-thirds of a person for representation.