Chapter 2- Civics

What was the purpose of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

• to write a new constitution

• to make friends

• to revise the Articles of Confederation

• to rewrite the constitution

Where can you find records of the Constitutional Convention?

• in the White House

• in a library

• in the Constitution

• there are none

What states did the Virginia Plan represent?

• the larger ones

• the smaller ones

• the north ones

• the south ones

What type of Legislature did the Virginia Plan have?

• unorganized

• unicameral

• bicameral

• organized

How did the Virginia Plan suggest Representation?

• based on the number of electors

• based on the states population

• based on the states size

• based on the states money

What plan did the smaller states come up with?

• the Virginia plan

• the Connecticut Great Compromise

• the Three-Fifths compromise

• the New Jersey plan

What kind of Legislature did the New Jersey Plan have?

• unicameral

• bicameral

• legislative

• judicial

How did they come up with a Compromise for both plans?

• The Three-fifths Compromise

• The New Jersey Plan

• The Articles of Confederation

• The Connecticut Great Compromise

What did "three-fifths of all other persons" mean?

• 3/5

• slaves

• 3/5 of the whole population

• maids

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise about?

• state population

• math

• land disputes

• slavery