Question 1

Which combination best completes this table? (8.4D)

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Number in both houses based on population; Number of representatives equal from each state

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Number in both houses based on population; Number in both houses based on population

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Number of representatives equal from each state; Number of representatives equal from each state

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Number of representatives equal from each state; Number in both houses based on population

Question 2

Which of the following should replace the question mark in the diagram below?

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Great Compromise

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Compromise of 1820

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Constitutional Convention

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Three-Fifths Compromise

Question 3

The Three-Fifths Compromise dealt with--

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how the slave population was counted

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when the slave trade would be banned

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how exports would be taxed

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how Congress would levy tariffs

Question 4

Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation.

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A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed.

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The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures.

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The census bureau was established to help apportion representation.

Question 5

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

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called for the same one vote per state representation as under the Articles of Confederation

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proposed a bi-cameral legislative branch with representation based on the population of each states

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allowed the southern states to continue the practice of slavery while the northern states built factories

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

Question 6

At the Constitutional Convention the delegates debated for several weeks on the organization of the legislative branch. James Madison had proposed the Virginia Plan, while William Paterson countered with the New Jersey Plan. Finally the delegates agreed to a compromise put forth by Roger Sherman which--

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created a two house Congress with representation based on population in one house and equality in the other house

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believed in extending voting rights to all white men, thus eliminating the previous property requirements

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kept the previous organization set forth in the Articles of Confederation which allowed for one vote per one state

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allowed California to join the new country as a free state but gave the South the Fugitive Slave Act

Question 7

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

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creating a plan for representation of both large and small states

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proposing a strategy to proceed with the abolition of slavery

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whether or not to remain neutral in the French Revolution

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

Question 8

This excerpt from the Constitution deals with which of the issues debated at the Constitutional Convention--

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How slaves should be counted as population for representation purposes.

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If Native Americans should have the same rights as the white colonists.

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How large and small states should have their representatives divided.

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If all others besides white men should be allowed to have voting rights.

Question 9

During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, representatives from small states were most likely to support--

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equal representation in the national legislature for all states

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direct election of officials in the executive branch of government

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replacement of the national judicial system with state judicial systems

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representation in the national legislature according to population

Question 10

Sectional differences, particularly the issue of slavery, developed among the states early in the history of the United States. For the most part, these differences happened as a result of--

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the unique economic situations existing in each region

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the different political systems in the North and the South

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a Constitution that favored the agricultural South

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larger states having more representation than smaller states

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