Constitutional Convention Quiz

What was the Northwest Ordinance?

• A law that imposed heavy taxes on settlers

• A law that prohibited the sale of western lands

• A law that allowed slavery in the Northwest Territory

• A law that established a democratic model for national expansion

What economic problems did the United States face after the Revolutionary War?

• Low inflation and balanced budget

• Depreciation of money and excessive debt

• Stable currency and low national debt

• High taxes and surplus of money

What was the New Jersey Plan's proposal for the executive branch?

• A hereditary monarchy

• A single powerful executive leader

• A weak executive branch consisting of multiple people

• No executive branch at all

What was the Great Compromise?

• A one-house legislature with equal representation

• A one-house legislature with proportional representation

• A two-house legislature with proportional representation in the lower house and equal representation in the upper house

• A two-house legislature with equal representation in both houses

What was the 3/5ths Compromise?

• Slaves counted as ⅗ of a person for the purpose of representation in Congress

• Slavery was abolished in the northern states

• Slaves counted as ⅗ of a person for the purpose of taxation

• Slavery was abolished in the southern states

How did the compromises made during the Constitutional Convention affect the representation of states in Congress?

• It established a one-house legislature with equal representation for all states

• It increased the representation of slave states in Congress

• It established a two-house legislature with different representation rules for each house

• It abolished the representation of states in Congress

What was the purpose of the 3/5ths Compromise?

• To provide financial compensation to former slaves

• To ensure that slave states would not have too many or too few representatives in Congress

• To abolish the slave trade in the United States

• To grant equal rights to enslaved individuals

What was the Virginia Plan's proposal for the legislative branch?

• A one-house legislature with proportional representation

• A two-house legislature with equal representation in both houses

• A one-house legislature with equal representation for all states

• A two-house legislature with proportional representation in both houses

What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?

• To expand the authority of Congress over western lands

• To impose heavy taxes on settlers

• To promote slavery in the Northwest Territory

• To establish a democratic model for national expansion

What was the New Jersey Plan's proposal for the legislative branch?

• A one-house legislature with equal representation for all states

• A two-house legislature with proportional representation in both houses

• A two-house legislature with equal representation in both houses

• A one-house legislature with proportional representation