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During the Constitutional Convention, which would have given the most populated states more power?

A
Shays’ Rebellion
B
the New Jersey Plan
C
the Virginia Plan
D
a unicameral Congress
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During the Constitutional Convention, the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise gave Congress the power to

A
regulate commerce in the South but not the North.
B
regulate commerce in the North but not the South.
C
choose its own members as well as the nation’s chief executive.
D
amend the Constitution of the United States with a majority vote.
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Which event convinced American leaders to call the Grand Convention?

A
the Virginia Plan
B
the Constitutional Convention
C
Shays’s Rebellion
D
the Great Compromise
4

The result of the Great Compromise was a

A
unicameral Congress, with an equal number of representatives from each state.
B
bicameral Congress, with representation in one house restricted to large states.
C
unicameral Congress, with representation based on population.
D
bicameral Congress, with representation in one house based on population.
5

During the Constitutional Convention, large states such as Virginia argued that

A
a state’s congressional representation should be based on its geographic size.
B
each state should decide for itself the number of representatives it has.
C
all states should have same number of congressional representatives.
D
a state’s congressional representation should be based on its population.
6

The purpose of the 1787 Constitutional Convention was to revise the

A
New Jersey Plan.
B
Virginia Plan.
C
Bill of Rights.
D
Articles of Confederation.
7

The Three-Fifths Compromise solved a dispute between

A
heavily populated states.
B
states in the East and the West.
C
states that did and did not allow the trade in enslaved people.
D
states that did and did not attend the Constitutional Convention.
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During the Constitutional Convention, which proposal included a bicameral Congress?

A
the Articles of Confederation
B
the Virginia Plan
C
the New Jersey Plan
D
the Three-Fifths Compromise
9

Disagreements between states during the Constitutional Convention were settled by

A
delegates from all thirteen states.
B
discussion and compromise.
C
the decisions of George Washington.
D
the Articles of Confederation.
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Who took notes during the Constitutional Convention and earned the nickname “Father of the Constitution”?

A
George Washington
B
George Mason
C
James Madison
D
Benjamin Franklin

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