Crash Course - Constitutional Compromises

What was the name of the first American government that was in place during the Revolutionary War and for almost 10 years afterward?

• The Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Declaration of Independence

What was the initial stated purpose of the delegates who gathered in Philadelphia in 1787?

• To declare independence from Great Britain.

• To elect the first President of the United States.

• To revise the Articles of Confederation.

• To establish a new system of taxation.

Which of the following branches of government did NOT exist under the Articles of Confederation?

• Legislative

• Executive

• Judicial

• Both Executive and Judicial

What significant power did the Articles of Confederation government lack, making it difficult to fund its operations?

• The power to declare war

• The power to levy taxes

• The power to negotiate treaties

• The power to regulate trade

What notable accomplishment did the Articles of Confederation government achieve regarding western expansion?

• Established a national currency for all new territories.

• Created a system for new states to join the Union and forbade slavery in certain territories.

• Built a transcontinental railroad to connect eastern and western settlements.

• Negotiated peace treaties with Native American tribes in the west.

Which plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention advocated for a Congress where the number of representatives from each state would be proportional to its population?

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Connecticut Plan

• The Virginia Plan

• The Delaware Plan

What was the main proposal of the New Jersey Plan regarding representation in Congress?

• Each state would send representatives based on its land area.

• Each state would send an equal number of representatives.

• Representation would be determined by the state's economic output.

• Only states with large populations would have representatives.

What was the solution proposed by Roger Sherman to resolve the conflict between large and small states over representation in Congress?

• A single legislative body with equal representation for all states.

• A single legislative body with proportional representation based on population.

• A bicameral legislature with one house based on population and the other with equal representation.

• A system where states would alternate between proportional and equal representation.

Which document was created during the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Articles of Confederation

• The United States Constitution

• The Bill of Rights

In the context of the U.S. Constitution's Article 1, Section 2, the phrase "three fifths of all other persons" referred to which group?

• Native Americans not subject to taxation.

• Indentured servants.

• Enslaved people.

• Women and children.