AnswersU.S. History I 2014 - SS3308 A-ICThe Declaration of Independence

Compromise and the Constitution Answers

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At the Constitutional Convention, larger states eagerly supported the

A
New Jersey Plan.
B
Articles of Confederation.
C
Virginia Plan.
D
Great Compromise.
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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.
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A significant area of disagreement among delegates at the Constitutional Convention was

A
whether the Articles of Confederation should be abandoned.
B
the number of branches the new government should have.
C
how many people would be on the chief executive committee.
D
how states should be represented in Congress.
4

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.
5

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.
6

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.
7

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.
8

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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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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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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