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WorksheetsT4-L2 Drafting a Constitution
Total questions: 19
Worksheet time: 15mins
a settlement or peaceful solution in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach and agreement
legacy
compromise
Great Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
something received by a predecessor or from the past
Virginia Plan
compromise
legacy
Great Compromise
the gathering of state representatives in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation
Great Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
New Jersey Plan
Constitutional Convention
following accepted standards for conduct or behavior
ethical
legacy
compromise
Great Compromise
a government in which one person or a small group holds complete authority
New Jersey Plan
republic
dictatorship
compromise
the plan at the Constitutional Convention that was favored by smaller states that called for 3 branches of government and a single chamber (house) of legislature.
Three-Fifths Compromise
New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
Great Compromise
an agreement at the Constitutional Convention that 3/5 of the enslaved residents in any state would be counted in the population
Three-Fifths Compromise
Great Compromise
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
a system of government in which citizens choose representatives to govern them
republic
dictatorship
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
a plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Three-Fifths Compromise
Great Compromise
the plan at the Constitutional Convention that called for strong national government, three branches and a two chamber (house) legislature
Virginia Plan
New Jersey Plan
Great Compromise
Three-Fifths Compromise
Organize these options into the correct categories. Virginia Plan will have 5, New Jersey Plan will have 4, and "Both" will have 1.
3 branches
2 chamber legislature
strong national government
supported by large states
supported by smaller states
single chamber legislature
equal representation
representation based on population
Proposed by James Madison & Edmund Randolph
Proposed by William Patterson
Match the following
a plan at the Constitutional Convention that settled the differences between large and small states
Great Compromise
an agreement at the Constitutional Convention that 3/5 of enslaved residents in any state will be counted towards the population
compromise
a settlement or peaceful solution in which each side gives up some of its demands in order to reach an agreement
Three-Fifths Compromise
Match the following
Virginia
New Jersey
Great Compromise
A system of government where power is shared between a national government and a state governments.
dictatorship
confederation
federalism
monarchy
The U.S. Congress is an example of a (a) legislature because they have (b) houses, the (c) and the House of Representatives. The state legislature in Nebraska is an example of a (d) legislature because they have (e) house.
The Constitutional Convention took place in (a) in the year (b)
The president is part of the (a)
Congress makes up the (a) or lawmaking body of the government
Which branch of the U.S. government interprets the laws?
Executive
Legislative
Judicial
Theocratic
