Compromises in the US Constitution

What was the purpose of the Great Compromise?

• To establish a monarchy in the United States.

• To abolish slavery in the United States.

• To resolve the conflict between large and small states regarding representation in the United States Congress.

• To create a unicameral legislature in the United States.

Which two plans were combined to form the Great Compromise?

• North Carolina Plan and South Carolina Plan

• Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

• Massachusetts Plan and Rhode Island Plan

• Connecticut Plan and Pennsylvania Plan

What was the main disagreement between the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

• Representation in the legislative branch

• Executive branch powers

• Foreign policy

• Taxation policies

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A treaty signed between the United States and three-fifths of the Native American tribes.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in the United States that counted enslaved individuals as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of determining a state's population and representation in the House of Representatives.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in the United States that counted enslaved individuals as one-fifth of a person for the purpose of determining a state's population and representation in the House of Representatives.

• A compromise that granted enslaved individuals full voting rights in the United States.

What did the Three-Fifths Compromise determine?

• Each slave would not be counted in the population.

• Each slave would be counted as a whole person.

• Each slave would be counted as three-fifths of a person.

• Each slave would be counted as one-fifth of a person.

What was the Slave Trade Compromise?

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that extended the international slave trade indefinitely.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that abolished the international slave trade completely.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that allowed for the continuation of the international slave trade for 20 years, but also gave Congress the power to regulate it.

• An agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that gave individual states the power to regulate the international slave trade.

What was the impact of the Great Compromise on the representation of states in Congress?

• The Great Compromise abolished the Senate and established proportional representation in the House of Representatives.

• The Great Compromise established a unicameral legislature with equal representation in both houses.

• The Great Compromise gave each state an equal number of representatives in Congress, regardless of population size.

• The Great Compromise established a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives.

What was the long-term consequence of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• The establishment of a fair and just society.

• The perpetuation of slavery and unequal representation of states in Congress.

• The improvement of race relations and social equality.

• The abolition of slavery and equal representation of states in Congress.

Why did some delegates oppose the Slave Trade Compromise?

• They believed it would harm the economy of the Northern states.

• They believed it perpetuated slavery and went against their moral principles.

• They thought it would give too much power to the Southern states.

• They believed it would lead to an increase in slave trade.

What does the word "bicameral" mean?

• Having two separate rooms
• Having two separate levels
• Having two separate chambers or branches
• Having two separate compartments