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What was the original purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

• to write a new constitution

• to revise (fix) the Articles of Confederation

• to decide who the leaders of the country should be

• to decide between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans

What was the main subject of debate among delegates to the Convention?

• how the legislature would be made and run

• whether there would be a president

• how many branches of government to have

• who should be the president

Why was the Great Compromise so important?

• It discussed and "fixed" the problems with slavery.

• It was a very popular plan.

• It created a legislative system everyone could accept.

• It madeJames Madison the leader.

The Three-Fifths Compromise

• gave Congress the power to ban slavery in individual states.

• determined how slaves would be counted in the population.

• expanded the powers of the President.

• gave states the power to ban slavery within their borders.

Some delegates refused to sign the Constitution because they thought that it

• was unfair to the smaller states in the Union.

• was too many compromises.

• gave too much power to the national government.

• was unfair to the larger states in the Union.

Which of these did both the Virginia and New Jersey Plans include?

• an end to slavery

• one house in Congress

• two houses of Congress

• three branches of government

What plan wanted representation to be equal (each state gets one vote) and there is only one house in Congress?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Massachusetts Plan

• Pennslyvania Plan

Representation should reflect state population.

What is the name of this plan?

• New York Plan
• Texas Plan
• New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan

Why did many of the northern states object to including slaves in populations counts?

• Northern states wanted to reduce the number of representatives overall.
• Counting slaves would give southern states more political power.

• Counting slaves would increase taxes for northern states.
• Northern states believed slaves should be counted as citizens.

The Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise were both resolved by the Delegates of the--

• House of Burgesses
• Continental Congress
• Parliament
• Constitutional Convention