4.2 The Constitutional Convention
Quiz by Catherine Chesser
Grade 8
Social Studies (2018)
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- Q 1/10Score 0Which combination best completes this table? (8.4D)29Number in both houses based on population; Number in both houses based on populationNumber of representatives equal from each state; Number of representatives equal from each stateNumber in both houses based on population; Number of representatives equal from each stateNumber of representatives equal from each state; Number in both houses based on population
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- Q1Which combination best completes this table? (8.4D)Number in both houses based on population; Number in both houses based on populationNumber of representatives equal from each state; Number of representatives equal from each stateNumber in both houses based on population; Number of representatives equal from each stateNumber of representatives equal from each state; Number in both houses based on population30s113.20.4.D
- Q2Which of the following should replace the question mark in the diagram below?Compromise of 1820Great CompromiseConstitutional ConventionThree-Fifths Compromise30s113.20.4.D
- Q3The Three-Fifths Compromise dealt with--when the slave trade would be bannedhow exports would be taxedhow Congress would levy tariffshow the slave population was counted30s113.20.4.D
- Q4Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed.The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures.A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation.The census bureau was established to help apportion representation.30s113.20.4.D
- Q5During the Constitutional Convention, William Paterson, in response to the Virginia Plan, presented the delegates with the New Jersey Plan which-called for the same one vote per state representation as under the Articles of Confederationproposed a bi-cameral legislative branch with representation based on the population of each statesallowed the southern states to continue the practice of slavery while the northern states built factoriesdesignated that each slave would count as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of determining representation30s113.20.4.D
- Q6At 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--believed in extending voting rights to all white men, thus eliminating the previous property requirementskept the previous organization set forth in the Articles of Confederation which allowed for one vote per one stateallowed California to join the new country as a free state but gave the South the Fugitive Slave Actcreated a two house Congress with representation based on population in one house and equality in the other house60s113.20.4.D
- Q7One of the major issues debated at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia was--creating a plan for representation of both large and small statesproposing a strategy to proceed with the abolition of slaverywhether or not to remain neutral in the French Revolutionif Missouri should be allowed to join the country as a free state30s113.20.4.D
- Q8This excerpt from the Constitution deals with which of the issues debated at the Constitutional Convention--How slaves should be counted as population for representation purposes.If Native Americans should have the same rights as the white colonists.How large and small states should have their representatives divided.If all others besides white men should be allowed to have voting rights.30s113.20.4.D
- Q9During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, representatives from small states were most likely to support--equal representation in the national legislature for all statesdirect election of officials in the executive branch of governmentreplacement of the national judicial system with state judicial systemsrepresentation in the national legislature according to population30s113.20.4.D
- Q10Sectional 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--the unique economic situations existing in each regionthe different political systems in the North and the Southa Constitution that favored the agricultural Southlarger states having more representation than smaller states60s113.20.7.C
