Constitutional Compromises

During the Constitutional Convention, in response to the Virginia Plan delegates presented the New Jersey Plan which -

• proposed a two house legislative branch with representation based on the population of each state

• called for the same one vote per state representation in Congress

• allowed the Southern states to continue the practie of slavery while the nothern states built factories

• designated that each slave would count at three-fifths of a person for the purpose of determining representation

Anti-Federalists refused to ratify the Constitution until the addition of the -

• Declaration of Independence

• Bill of Rights

• Emancipation Proclamation

• Declaration of Sentiments

Which plan called for equal representation of the states regardless of population?

• New Jersey Plan

• Fugitive Slave Act

• Great Compromise

• Virginia Plan

The Constitutional Convention was held in the city of

• New York

• Annapolis

• Philadelphia

• Baltimore

One of the major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia was -

• proposing a new strategy to proceed with the abolition of slavery

• creating a plan for representation of both large and small states

• whether or not to remain neutral in the French Revolution

• if Missouri should be allowed to join the country as a free state

What was one of the main concern of the Anti-Federalists about the Constitution?

• Lack of a strong central government

• Inclusion of the Three-Fifths Compromise

• Gave too much power to the central government

• Continuation of the Articles of Confederation

Which founding fathers wrote the Federalist Papers to help gain support to ratify the Constitution

• Alexander Hamilton

• James Madison

• John Jay

• All the above

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the Federalist Papers?

• To propose amendments to the Articles of Confederation

• To support the ratification of the US Constitution

• To outline the rights of the states under the new government

• To argue against the ratification of the US Constitution

Northern and Southern delegate argued on how enslaved people should be counted as population for representation purposes, the result of this debate was the -

• Three-fifths compromise

• Great Compromise

• Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions

• Missouri Compromise

What did the Three-Fifths Compromise address during the Constitutional Convention?

• Protective tariffs for northern businesses

• Creation of Maine and Missouri as slave and free states

• Counting enslaved people for representation and taxation

• Representation of women in the legislative branch