WorksheetsA New Nation and State: The Constitution
Total questions: 29
Worksheet time: 43mins
Which South Carolina delegates played key roles in the Constitutional Convention?
John Rutledge and Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Thomas Jefferson and Francis Marion
John Rutledge and Thomas Heyward, Jr.
George Washington and Charles Pinckney
During the Constitutional Convention what was decided about the issue of how to count slaves in a state's population for determining representation?
Slaves would not be counted in a state's population.
Slaves would be counted the same as free people.
Only slaves that had been freed would be counted.
Southern states were allowed to count three out of every five slaves in their state's population.
Which plan for representation did South Carolina support during the Constitutional Constitution?
New Jersey Plan
South Carolina Plan
Virginia Plan
New York Plan
In the Great Compromise of 1787, how was the issue of representation in the House of Representatives decided?
Each state had the same number of representatives.
A state's representation was based on the number of slaves in the state.
Each state could send as many representatives as they wanted.
A state's representation was based on the size of the state's population.
In the Great Compromise of 1787, how was the issue of representation in the Senate decided?
Each state had the same number of representatives.
A state's representation was based on the number of slaves in the state.
A state's representation was based on the geographic size of each state.
A state's representation was based on the size of the state's population.
Which term means that the number of representatives from each state would depend on the state's population?
Democracy
Equality
Representative Government
Proportional Representation
What Word of the Day means that each branch of government can make sure that other branches of government do not become too powerful?
Unconstitutional
Checks and Balances
Democracy
Proportional Representation
What Word of the Day is used to describe the division of power between the US government and the government of SC?
Representative Government
Checks and Balances
Federalism
Preamble
Why was the Commerce Compromise important to the state of SC?
The state did not want Congress to tax southern exports.
SC wanted a tax charged on their slaves.
The state felt that Northern states should be forced to buy their rice and indigo.
SC felt that Congress should have unlimited power to control trade.
What was the Great Compromise a compromise between?
Massachusetts Plan and New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan and New York Plan
Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan
How did the Virginia Plan want representation based?
Size of State's Population
Equality for Every State
State Geographic Size
Money
How did the New Jersey Plan want representation in the government decided?
The Size of a State's Population
Equal Representatives for Every State
State's Geographic Size
Money
What kind of congress did the Great Compromise establish?
Unicameral legislature with little power
Bicameral legislature with little power
Bicameral legislature that both vote on laws
Unicameral legislature that fifty representatives
Who was happy with the Virginia Plan?
Small States
Large States
States with Slaves
States without Slaves
What kind of states supported the New Jersey Plan?
Small in population
Small in size
sSave states
Non slave states
In the Great Compromise, how was the number of Senators determined?
Based on population of each state
Equal number - 1 from each state
Equal number - 2 from each state
Slaves count as 3/5
What are the two parts of our Congress?
The Supreme Court and the House of Representatives
The Supreme Court and the White House
The President and the Vice President
The Senate and the House of Representatives
The number of representatives a state has in the House of Representatives is based on the state's ...
Location
Name
Population
Geographic size
What is one of the duties of the Legislative Branch?
Make laws.
Execute and enforce laws.
Interpret the laws.
Which branch of government includes the President and Vice-President?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Which branch of government is commonly referred to as the Supreme Court?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Which branch of government includes the Cabinet?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Which branch of government includes the House of Representatives?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Which branch of government checks to make sure a law does not go against the Constitution?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Which branch of government can veto or approve laws?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Which branch of government commands the military?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Which branch of government enforces the laws of the US?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
Which branch of government has nine justices?
Legislative
Executive
Judicial
