Constitutional Compromises Quiz

Which compromise allowed southern states to count a little more than half of its slave population and get more representatives in congress?

• New Jersey Plan

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Virginia Plan

• Great Compromise

Representatives from which two states came up with plans for congress that were merged together by the Great Compromise?

• New York/Pennsylvania

• Oklahoma/Texas

• Virginia/New Jersey

• California/Oregon

The "Great Compromise" gave us the government that we have today.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Why would small states be against the Virginia Plan?

• Oklahoma was being added to the U.S.

• Northern states had outlawed slavery

• Smaller states would have more representation

• Larger states would have more representation

Why would small states like the New Jersey plan more?

• It was unfair

• No President telling everyone what to do

• Equal representation in gov't

• Pizza for dinner every Friday

A senator from the state of __________ came up with the Great Compromise, combining the Virginia and New Jersey plans.

• North Carolina

• New York

• Delaware

• Connecticut

(Flap Three) The U.S. Congress has two houses. They are the:

• Senate/House of Representatives

• President/Supreme Court

• Colonies/Great Britain

• Virginia Plan/New Jersey Plan

Today, each state sends ________ senators to the U.S. Senate, so there are _______ total in the Senate.

• 5/250

• 2/100

• 1/50

• 20/1000

The number of slaves counted towards a state's population for representation in government was determined by the ________ Compromise.

• Three-fifths

• One-half

• Great

• Slave

Large states like New York and Pennsylvania would most likely favor the ________ plan, because it would give them more representation in Congress.

• New Jersey

• Virginia