Compromises in the Constitutional Convention

Why did the delegates at the Constitutional Convention need to compromise?

• To ensure that every state's interests and needs were represented

• To establish a strong and effective government

• To address the flaws of the Articles of Confederation

• To find a balance between large and small states

What was the Virginia Plan and who benefited most from it?

• A plan for proportional representation in Congress; large states benefited most

• A plan for equal representation in Congress; small states benefited most

• A plan for a unicameral legislature; all states benefited equally

• A plan for a bicameral legislature; all states benefited equally

What was the New Jersey Plan and why were smaller states skeptical of it?

• A plan for proportional representation in Congress; smaller states feared domination by larger states

• A plan for equal representation in Congress; smaller states wanted to maintain the Articles of Confederation

• A plan for a unicameral legislature; smaller states wanted to maintain the Articles of Confederation

• A plan for a bicameral legislature; smaller states feared domination by larger states

What compromise was reached regarding the representation in Congress?

• The Great Compromise: bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the House and equal representation in the Senate

• The Commerce Compromise: regulation of interstate and foreign trade in exchange for the importation of enslaved people

• The Three-Fifths Compromise: enslaved people counted as 3/5ths of a person for representation and taxation

• The Electoral College Compromise: indirect election of the president through electors

How is the president of the United States elected?

• Directly by the people through a general election

• Indirectly by the people through the Electoral College

• By state legislatures

• By state governors

What was the debate over commerce and tariffs at the Constitutional Convention?

• Northern states wanted nationwide tariffs to protect their industries, while southern states did not want tariffs & wanted to continue importing enslaved people

• Northern and southern states wanted to end slavery

• Northern states wanted to continue importing enslaved people, while southern states wanted to protect their industries with nationwide tariffs

• Northern states wanted nationwide tariffs to protect their industries, and so did the south

What was the final compromise regarding commerce and tariffs?

• The Commerce Compromise: regulation of interstate and foreign trade in exchange for the continued importation of enslaved people until 1808

• The Great Compromise: bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the House and equal representation in the Senate

• The Three-Fifths Compromise: enslaved people counted as 3/5ths of a person for representation and taxation

• The Electoral College Compromise: indirect election of the president through electors

According to the Constitution, when would the slave trade end?

• Immediately

• 1808

• 1865

• 2045

The founding fathers combined the ideas of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan to come up with -

• Compromise of 1820

• Three-fifths compromise

• Great Compromise

• Constitutional Convention

Northern and Southern delegates disagreed on how enslaved people should be counted as population for representation purposes, the result of this debate was the -

• Three-fifths compromise

• Great Compromise

• Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

• Missouri Compromise