Compromise Review

Two reasons why it was important to determine the way slaves were counted was because population determined...

• how much taxes the state paid.

• how many soldiers the state sent to the military

• Representation in the House of Representation

• How many judges that state could have on the Supreme Cout

The "Large State" proposal for the new constitution said the representation should be ​ (a)   which was what the ​ (b)   suggested.

• based on population
• Virginia Plan
• equal
• New Jersey Plan

The Constitutional Convention decided to count __ of the slave population.

• All

• None

• 1/2

• 3/5

According to the Great Compromise, there would be a ​ (a)   house legislature. One would be based on ​ (b)   like the Virginia Plan suggested. The other gave each state ​ (c)   representation like the New Jersey plan suggested.

• two
• population
• equal
• one
• three

Which best describes the way our president is chosen?

• The president is chosen through the Electoral College.
• The president is chosen by the United Nations.
• The president is chosen by the Supreme Court.
• The president is chosen through a popular vote.

This plan for government was favored by smaller states because each state received equal representation in congress.

• the New Jersey Plan
• the Virginia Plan
• Shays' Plan
• the Compromise Plan

Under the Three-Fifths compromise, which individuals counted as 3/5 of a free person when a census was taken?

• women
• Native Americans
• slaves
• children

Which group of states benefited the most from the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• Eastern States
• Northern States
• Southern States
• Western States

The Great Compromise called for a house of representatives and a Senate which is called-

• bicameral
• unicameral
• one camel
• Three camels

Which issue did the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Great Compromise address at the Constitutional Convention (1787)?

• the number of justices on the Supreme Court

• a system for electing the president

• the power to regulate interstate commerce

• a method of determining state representation in Congress