Compromise and the Constitution Answers

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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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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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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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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.
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During the Constitutional Convention, disagreement over how to count enslaved people for the purpose of representation was settled by the

A
Great Compromise.
B
Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise.
C
Three-Fifths Compromise.
D
Electoral College Compromise.
6

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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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
9

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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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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