Constitutional Convention Flashcard

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In the Virginia Plan, representation was based on

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the population of the state.

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Large states like the Virginia Plan, but small states don’t.​

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True

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In the New Jersey Plan, there would be one House and each state would get one vote.

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True

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In the Great Compromise, what structure would the Legislature have?

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the Legislature would have two houses (parts): A House of Representatives and a Senate

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The Large States liked the Great Compromise because it gave them more representation in the

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House

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The small states liked the Great Compromise because it gave equal representation in the 

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Senate

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Both the large states and the small states got something they wanted and lost something they wanted in the Great Compromise. This is what a compromise is!​

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True

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Slavery was a major issue that separated the Northern states from the Southern states. The vast majority of slaves were in the ____.

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South

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The Three-Fifths Compromise made each slave worth 3/5 of a vote in deciding

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numbers in the House of Representatives.

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Determining representation in the House of Representatives & the Senate caused -

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conflict between the large states & the small states