The Constitutional Convention

Before the U.S. Constitution was ratified, the United States was governed by which document?

• Magna Carta
• Articles of Confederation
• Mayflower Compact
• Declaration of Independence

An agreement in which both sides give up something.

• Compromise

• Conclusion

• Argument

• Declaration

In the Virginia Plan representation in congress was based on population. Which states favored this plan?

• Small States

• Large States

• Southern States

• Northern States

Which compromise combined aspects of the Virginia and New Jersey plans to make small and large states satisfied?

• the Commerce Compromise
• the Three-Fifths Compromise
• the Just Compromise
• the Great Compromise

The Senate will have equal representation for each state. The House of Representatives will be based on ... ?

• Money

• Slaves

• Population

• It will also be equal

One issue that was hotly debated at the Constitutional Convention, was the question of representation. Another issue was-

• the U.S.-Canadian border
• Slavery
• the Treaty of Paris
• Women's Rights

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?

• Northern States

• Large States

• Southern States

• All states benefited equally

Southern States benefited from the Three-Fifths Compromise because-

• they had very small populations
• they had very large populations
• they had a warm climate
• they had large populations of slaves

Why does the U.S. government count population every ten years?

• to decide which states are best

• to determine representation in Congress

• to draft people for militias

• to make changes to the Constitution