CIV 2.3-2.4 Quiz

Select the plan that argued for a bicameral legislature consisting of two houses. The number of a state’s representatives in each house was to be based on the state’s population. In each state, representatives in the lower house would be elected by popular vote:

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Ohio Activities

• California Functionalities

Select the plan that argued for a unicameral legislature with one house, in which each state would have one vote. Thus, smaller states would have the same power in the national legislature as larger states:

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Texas Hopes & Dreams

Select the plan that argued most power should rest in the hands of states' governments:

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

Select the plan that argued most power should rest in the hands of the federal government:

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

Which state passed the Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery in 1780?

• PA

• MA

• CA

• GA

Which part of Congress reflects the Virginia Plan?

• House of Representatives

• The Senate

Which part of Congress reflects the New Jersey Plan?

• House of Representatives

• The Senate

What balances/resolutions did the Constitution achieve?

(3 correct)

• Conflicts between small and large states

• Conflicts between northern and southern states

• Conflicts between those who favored a strong federal government and those who argued for state sovereignty

• Conflicts between Euro-centrists and those seeking greater representation for P.O.C.

Select all options that are true regarding the Great Compromise:

(3 correct)

• Congress would consist of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

• Congress was given great power, including the power to tax, maintain an army and a navy, and regulate trade and commerce.

• Both the Virginia & New Jersey plans were incorporated.

• Slavery was abolished in the Southern States but kept in the Northern States.

Select the option that lists a power NOT given to Congress under the Constitution that it lacked under the Articles of Confederation:

• Power to tax

• Coin and borrow money

• Declare war

• Intrastate commerce