Constitutional Compromise

A. Fill in the blanks. Write the term from the word bank that best completes the passages. One term will not be used. Word bank: larger, smaller, northern, southern, western. 1. The Senate has equal representation for each state. This benefits states with a ___________ population.

• smaller

• larger

• northern

• southern

A. Fill in the blanks. Write the term from the word bank that best completes the passages. One term will not be used. Word bank: larger, smaller, northern, southern, western. 2. The Constitution counted three-fifths of the enslaved population for purposes of representation. This gave ___________ states more legislative power.

• southern

• northern

• western

• larger

The House of Representatives has proportional representation for each state. This benefits states with a ___________ population.

• larger

• smaller

• average

• declining

When did the U.S. government ban the transatlantic slave trade?

• At the Constitutional Convention (1787)

• Twenty years after the Constitution was ratified (1808)

• At the end of the Civil War (1865)

At the Constitution, they decided that _______________ is the title of the leader of the Executive Branch.

• President

• General

• Speaker

______________ was invited to Philadelphia to lead the Convention.

• Ben Franklin

• James Madison

• George Washington

The Constitution is still the framework of the U.S. government.

• True

• False

The Bill of Rights was added to the Constitution at the Constitutional Convention.

• True

• False

The word “slavery” does not exist in the original Constitution.

• True

• False

C. True or False? Read each statement and mark whether it is True or False. 10. All people in the United States felt comfortable with the new, stronger government.

• True

• False