Constitutional Convention Compromises

What was the Virginia Plan?

• The Virginia Plan was a proposal for a strong central government with two branches and a unicameral legislature based on land ownership.

• The Virginia Plan was a proposal for a weak central government with no branches and a unicameral legislature.

• The Virginia Plan was a proposal for a strong central government with three branches and a bicameral legislature based on population.

• The Virginia Plan was a proposal for a strong central government with three branches and a unicameral legislature based on land ownership.

What was the New Jersey Plan?

• A plan for the economic development of New Jersey

• A proposal for the structure of the New Jersey government

• A plan for the development of New Jersey

• A proposal for the structure of the United States government

What was the Great Compromise?

• An agreement to abolish slavery in the United States

• A compromise reached during the American Revolution

• A treaty signed between the United States and Great Britain

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to resolve the debate over representation in the legislative branch.

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in the United States that counted enslaved individuals as one-fifth of a person for the purpose of determining a state's population and representation in the House of Representatives.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in the United States that counted enslaved individuals as two-thirds of a person for the purpose of determining a state's population and representation in the House of Representatives.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in the United States that counted enslaved individuals as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of determining a state's population and representation in the House of Representatives.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in the United States that counted enslaved individuals as a full person for the purpose of determining a state's population and representation in the House of Representatives.

Who was one of the key figures in the Constitutional Convention?

• Benjamin Franklin

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

Which plan proposed a strong executive branch with a single leader?

Which plan proposed counting enslaved individuals as three-fifths of a person?

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• One-Fifth Compromise

• Half-Fifths Compromise

• Three-Fourths Compromise

Which plan proposed a unicameral legislature with equal representation for all states?

• Virginia Plan

• Pennsylvania Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut Plan

Which plan proposed a bicameral legislature with representation based on population?

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut Plan

• Pennsylvania Plan

• Virginia Plan

Who was known as the 'Father of the Constitution'?

• Thomas Jefferson

• James Madison

• George Washington

• Benjamin Franklin