Constutional Compromise
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- Q1Which Constitutional Compromise resolved the issue of representation in Congress?The Great CompromiseThe Three-Fifths CompromiseThe Bill of RightsThe Commerce Compromise30s
- Q2Which Constitutional Compromise addressed the counting of enslaved persons for taxation and representation purposes?The Bill of RightsThe Great CompromiseThe Three-Fifths CompromiseThe Commerce Compromise30s
- Q3Which Constitutional Compromise protected individual rights and liberties?The Commerce CompromiseThe Three-Fifths CompromiseThe Great CompromiseThe Bill of Rights30s
- Q4Which Constitutional Compromise determined the counting of enslaved individuals for both representation and taxation purposes?The Commerce CompromiseThe Great CompromiseThe Three-Fifths CompromiseThe Bill of Rights30s
- Q5Who proposed the Virginia Plan?John AdamsJames MadisonThomas JeffersonGeorge Washington30s
- Q6What was the main purpose of the Virginia Plan?To promote individual libertiesTo create a strong national governmentTo protect states' rightsTo establish a system of local self-governance30s
- Q7How many branches of government were proposed in the Virginia Plan?231430s
- Q8The New Jersey Plan proposed during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 aimed to:Eliminate the bicameral structure of the legislature.Protect the interests of smaller states in the legislative branch.Abolish slavery in the United States.Expand the powers of the executive branch.30s
- Q9Which state proposed the New Jersey Plan during the Constitutional Convention of 1787?VirginiaMassachusettsNew JerseyPennsylvania30s
- Q10Under the New Jersey Plan, how would representation in the legislative branch be determined?Only larger states would have representation.Representation would be based on population size.Each state would have an equal vote.Representation would be determined by a state's economic output.30s
- Q11Who presented the New Jersey Plan during the Constitutional Convention of 1787?Thomas JeffersonGeorge WashingtonWilliam PatersonJohn Adams30s
- Q12What was the Great Compromise?A compromise on foreign trade policiesAn agreement on the structure of CongressA resolution to end slaveryA treaty with Native American tribes30s
- Q13Who proposed the Great Compromise?Alexander HamiltonBenjamin FranklinRoger ShermanThomas Jefferson30s
- Q14What problem did the Great Compromise aim to solve?Representation in CongressThe taxation systemExpansion of the United StatesForeign policy disagreements30s