Unit 1B Assessment pt 1

The Virginia plan created

• a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the lower chamber

• a unicameral legislature with equal representation in the chamber

• a two branch government with a balanced distribution of power

• a system of checks and balances for each branch of government

why would more populous states favor the Virginia Plan?

• They wanted each person in the population to have a direct vote on every issue.

• They wanted representation based on population.

• They wanted the same representation regardless of population.

• They wanted every person counted in the population despite their social status.

Which statements best describe the Electoral College established at the Constitutional Convention?

Select the two correct answers.

• It attempts to ensure that a well-qualified individual is elected president.

•  It guarantees each state has the same number of votes for president.

• It allows each state to independently decide who to support for president.

• It gives the upper chamber the power to appoint the president.

what compromise solved the issue of how to count the population for representation and taxation?

• Checks and Balances Compromise

• three-fifths compromise

• Great Compromise

• Electoral College

how did the Constitutional Convention solve the issue of how to represent states in Congress?

• Each state had one vote regardless of size.
• States were represented only by their population size.
• Congress was unicameral with equal representation for all states.
• The Great Compromise established a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the House and equal representation in the Senate.

What issue was solved by the Electoral College?

• how to represent states in Congress

• how to elect the president

• if southern states could count slaves as part of population

• how Congress would declare war

the Electoral College established a system in which a select group of state officials vote for candidates

• true

• false

the Three-Fifths Compromise

• It gave equal power to all state governments and created no form of centralized federal government.

• establish a two-chamber structure with one apportioned by population and one equally apportioned

• allow states to partially count enslaved people in the total population

• allow states to partially count enslaved people in the total population

an autocratic government is a form of government where power is

• Centered around a single person or a small group of people

• Divided amongst regional governments

• Divided amongst a small elected legislature

What is the primary difference between a republic and democracy?

• In a democracy everyone has the right to vote, whereas in a republic the right to vote is restricted to the wealthy elite.

• In a republic the government has absolute power, while in a democracy power is decentralized.

• In a democracy citizens make decisions directly, whereas in a republic citizens elect representatives to make decisions on their behalf.

• 1. In a democracy the people elect their leaders through free and fair elections, whereas in a republic the government is headed by a monarch or a dictator.