Compromise and the Constitution Answers

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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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The Constitutional Convention limited the power of the executive branch by

A
establishing the Electoral College.
B
subjecting the president to the Articles of Confederation.
C
subjecting the president to checks by Congress.
D
agreeing to the Three-Fifths Compromise.
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Because of the compromises delegates reached, the work of the Constitutional Convention

A
was never approved by the states.
B
led the country into a new war.
C
weakened the central government.
D
strengthened the central government.
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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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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
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The delegates at the Constitutional Convention agreed to

A
publicize amendments to the Articles of Confederation as they were made.
B
keep amendments to the Constitution secret from the public.
C
publicize the proceedings and abandon the Constitution.
D
keep the proceedings secret and abandon the Articles of Confederation.
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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.
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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

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