Drafting the Constitution

Question 1

Why did the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise involve so much debate and discussion at the Constitutional Convention?

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Each state was most concerned for its own interests and needs.

Question 2

What was the most debated subject between large and small states during the Constitutional Convention?

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representation

Question 3

The issue of slavery at the Constitutional Convention was actually an issue about

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representation.

Question 4

Which statement about the Virginia Plan is accurate?

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It inspired the creation of the New Jersey Plan.

Question 5

In what part of the Great Compromise are the ideas of the Virginia Plan represented?

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the House of Representatives

Question 6

Which statement about the Great Compromise is accurate?

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It merged the ideas of multiple delegates’ plans.

Question 7

best

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a government made up of two parts or houses

Question 8

Which of these was not a key difference between Northern and Southern states at the Constitutional Convention?

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Wanting to elect the president directly vs. using an electoral college

Question 9

The Constitution was a result of multiple

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compromises.

Question 10

Which statement about the northern states in the 1780s is accurate?

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They generally had less enslaved labor than the southern states.

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