The Constitutional Convention

What are the three branches of government mentioned in the Virginia Plan?

• Legislative

  Judicial

  Executive

• Level

  Higher

  Middle

• Legislative

  Executive

  President

• National

  Federal

  Central

In the New Jersey Plan, how many houses does the legislative branch have?

• One

• Two

• Three

• Four

What is the Great Compromise?

• An agreement during the Constitutional Convention that created a two-house legislature

• A treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War

• A compromise between the North and South over slavery

• An economic agreement between the United States and Great Britain

According to the Great Compromise, there are ___representatives from each state in the Senate.

The states that would benefit the most from the 3/5 Compromise

• Had the largest number of slaves in their population

• Had the lowest number of slaves in their population

• were the states with the smallest total population

• did not care about representation in Congress

Which plan proposed equal representation for each state regardless of population size?

• Virginia Plan

• Connecticut Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Hamilton Plan

What was the primary issue addressed by the 3/5 Compromise?

• Presidential elections

• Trade regulations and import tariffs

• who had to pay state taxes

• who should be counted in total state population

Which compromise led to the creation of a bicameral legislature in the United States?

• 3/5 Compromise

• Missouri Compromise

• Commerce Compromise

• Great Compromise