WorksheetsGreat Compromise
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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1.
According to the text, what was the main concern of smaller states during the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Smaller states were concerned about being overshadowed by larger states.
b)
Smaller states wanted representation based on population.
c)
Smaller states believed in a bicameral legislature.
d)
Smaller states favored the Virginia Plan.
2.
What was the Connecticut Compromise?
a)
The Connecticut Compromise proposed a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate.
b)
The Connecticut Compromise proposed a legislature with only one house and equal representation for all states.
c)
The Connecticut Compromise proposed a bicameral legislature with representation based on each state's population.
d)
The Connecticut Compromise proposed a bicameral legislature with equal representation for all states.
3.
What role did the Connecticut Compromise play in shaping the United States government?
a)
The Connecticut Compromise established the structure of Congress with a House of Representatives and a Senate.
b)
The Connecticut Compromise ensured that each state had an equal say in the national government.
c)
The Connecticut Compromise gave more power to larger states.
d)
The Connecticut Compromise abolished the bicameral legislature.
4.
What was the main concern of larger states during the Constitutional Convention?
a)
Larger states were concerned about being overshadowed by smaller states.
b)
Larger states wanted representation based on population.
c)
Larger states believed in a bicameral legislature.
d)
Larger states favored the New Jersey Plan.
5.
Who proposed the New Jersey Plan during the Constitutional Convention?
a)
James Madison
b)
William Paterson
c)
George Washington
d)
Thomas Jefferson
6.
What was the main goal of the New Jersey Plan?
a)
To establish a bicameral legislature with proportional representation
b)
To ensure equal representation for all states regardless of population
c)
To give more power to larger states
d)
To abolish the Connecticut Compromise
7.
What was the main concern of delegates from smaller states?
a)
Being overshadowed by larger states
b)
Having too much power in the national government
c)
Favoring the Virginia Plan
d)
Abolishing the bicameral legislature
8.
The Connecticut Compromise (Great Compromise) combined ideas from which of the following plans to create a bicameral legislature...
a)
Kentucky and Virginia
b)
New Jersey and Virginia
c)
Pennsylvania and Virginia
d)
Maryland and Virginia
9.
What did The Great Compromise do?
a)
Created the House of Representatives AND the Senate
b)
Abolished slavery in Northern states
c)
Ended the American Revolution
10.
Which of the following best completes this chart?
(What goes where the question mark is)
a)
Representation based on state's population
b)
Representatives appointed by executive branch
c)
Representatives approved by judicial branch
d)
Representation depends on a state's size in square miles
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