Compromises in the U.S. Constitution

What was the main issue addressed by the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention?

• Taxation of states

• Representation in Congress

• The slave trade

• Protecting individual rights

Which compromise determined that enslaved people would be counted as part of a person for taxation and representation purposes?

• The Great Compromise

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Missouri Compromise

• The Bill of Rights

What did the delegates agree regarding the importation of enslaved people?

• It would be immediately abolished

• Congress could not prohibit it before 1808

• It would be taxed heavily

• It would be left to the states to decide

Which group supported the ratification of the U.S. Constitution and believed a strong national government was necessary?

• Antifederalists

• Federalists

• Loyalists

• Patriots

What was added to the Constitution to protect individual freedoms and rights?

• The Great Compromise

• The Bill of Rights

• The Three-Fifths Compromise

• The Federalist Papers

Which house of Congress is based on equal representation for each state?

• House of Representatives

• Senate

• Supreme Court

• Executive Branch

Why did Antifederalists oppose the ratification of the Constitution?

• They wanted a monarchy

• They believed it gave too much power to the national government

• They supported the slave trade

• They wanted more taxes

How did the Great Compromise resolve the disagreement between large and small states?

• By abolishing the Senate

• By creating a bicameral legislature with both equal and proportional representation

• By allowing only large states to vote

• By giving all states the same number of representatives

Explain how the Three-Fifths Compromise affected both representation and taxation in the new government.

• It allowed all people to vote

• It counted enslaved people as ⅗ of a person for both representation and taxation

• It ended slavery

• It gave more power to the executive branch

What was the main concern of those who wanted a Bill of Rights added to the Constitution?

• That the government would not be strong enough

• That individuals needed protection from government power

• That states would lose their independence

• That taxes would be too high