Articles of Confederation/ Constitution

how many houses did congress have

• 1 (bicameral)

• 2 (unicameral)

• 1 (unicameral)

• 2 (bicameral)

The Great Compromise was a compromise between--

• Virginia Plan and New York Plan

• 
  Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan

• Mass. Plan and Quaker Plan

The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on--

• population

• state size

• equality for every state

• Natural borders

The New Jersey Plan wanted representation in government based on--

• Immigrant population

• equality for every state

• State size

• Money

The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--

• Representation in the Senate
• How slaves should be counted for representation
• How states should be represented
• Borders of states

What was the purpose of the Northwest Ordinance?

• to control Indians in the Northwest Territory

• to set a path to statehood and establish rights for settlers

• to convince more colonists to fight for independence

• to give states a process for collecting taxes

A state like New York with a large population would get more votes in the legislature under which plan?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

In our Congress today, the fact that there are two Senators from each state comes from the...

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

True or False?  The Articles of Confederation had a strong central government.

• True
• False

How many states did it require to pass any law through Congress?

• 5 out of 13
• 10 out of 13
• 9 out of 13
• 2 out of 13