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Why did the Founding Fathers choose the electoral college system for presidential elections?

• to ensure the election of a president with a broad base of national support

• to ensure only wealthy people could vote for president

• to ensure only educated people could vote for president

• to ensure the election of a president that has the full support of the military

How did the Great Compromise affect the issue of representation in Congress?

• The Great Compromise created a two-house Congress with representatives in the House based on population.

• The Great Compromise created a two-party Congress.

• The Great Compromise based representation in Congress on state size.

• The Great Compromise gave all states the same number of representatives in Congress.

What was a central issue in both the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• how state population would factor into representation in the legislative branch

• how the federal government would regulate slavery

• how the members of the executive branch would be chosen

• how state size would factor into tax obligations to the federal government

Which statement best compares the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan?

• The New Jersey Plan called for one house with each state having one vote, while the Virginia Plan called for two house with representation based on population.

• The New Jersey Plan called for small states to have two votes and the Virginia Plan called for small states to have one vote.

• The New Jersey Plan called for large states to have one vote and the Virginia Plan called for large states to have two votes.

• The New Jersey Plan called for two houses with representation based on population, while the Virginia Plan called for one house with each state having one vote.

Which statement best describes the consequences of the Slave Trade Compromise?

• It encouraged the increased importation of slaves in agricultural regions.

• It permitted the government to ban the manufacture of new slave ships.

• It allowed the government to tax imports received by cotton-producing slave states.

• It determined the percentage of slaves counted toward congressional representation.

Why were Southern delegates at the Constitutional Convention opposed to the regulation of trade by Congress?

• The Southern delegates felt that Congress would tax Southern exports.

• The Southern delegates felt that Congress would increase the tax on imports of agricultural products.

• The Southern delegates felt that only the president should have authority over trade.

• The Southern delegates felt that the Northern delegates in Congress would vote to ban trade among the states.

Why was Article 1 Section 9 of the Constitution acceptable to slave holders?

• The article forbid Congress from ending slavery until 1808.

• The article kept Congress from taxing slavery until 1808.

• The article open western territories to slavery until 1808.

• The article banned slaves from moving from their home state until 1808.

How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention settle the issue of slavery?

• with the adoption of the Three-Fifths Compromise

• with the adoption of the Virginia Plan

• with the adoption of the New Jersey Plan

• with the adoption of the Great Compromise of 1787

What was an important difference between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

• The New Jersey Plan proposed a more powerful legislature than the Virginia Plan.

• The New Jersey Plan had a two-house legislature and the Virginia Plan had one house.

• The Virginia Plan allowed the regulation of trade and New Jersey Plan limited regulation.

• The Virginia Plan had three branches of government and the New Jersey Plan had only two branches.

Which statement explains one reason delegates to the Constitutional Convention believed the Electoral College was necessary?

• Delegates believed that presidents would always come from more populous states.

• Delegates believed that presidents would always try to please legislators.

• Delegates believed that most potential voters were illiterate.

• Delegates believed that campaigns would be too costly.