AOC & Constitutional Convention Review

The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement during the Constitutional Convention that determined how slaves would be counted when determining a state's total population for legislative representation and taxation.

• It allowed all slaves to be counted as one person.

• It counted three out of every five slaves as people.

• It counted all slaves as property, not people.

• It abolished slavery in the northern states.

The Great Compromise created which type of legislature?

• Unicameral

• Bicameral

• Tricameral

• Quadricameral

The Great Compromise was built upon which two plans?

• The Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan

• The Connecticut Plan and the New York Plan

• The Massachusetts Plan and the Pennsylvania Plan

• The Georgia Plan and the South Carolina Plan

What was the major issue during the Constitutional Convention?

• Representation in Congress

• Slavery

• Trade regulations

• Executive power

Who did Southern States want counted in their total representation?

• Slaves

• Women

• Children

• Immigrants

Larger states wanted representation based on:

• Equal representation

• Population size

• Geographical area

• Economic contribution

In the Great Compromise, the House of Representatives would be based on what?

• Equal representation for each state

• Population of each state

• Economic contribution of each state

• Geographical size of each state

What was the Virginia Plan?

• A proposal for a bicameral legislative branch

• A plan to abolish slavery

• A strategy for economic development

• A military strategy during the Civil War

The Senate would be equal in number. How many would each state get?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

The first constitution of the United States was which document? What year was it ratified (formally accepted)?

• The Articles of Confederation, 1781

• The Constitution, 1787

• The Bill of Rights, 1791

• The Declaration of Independence, 1776