What is the best definition of unicameral?
Read the excerpt from James Madison’s notes on the Constitutional Convention from July 7, 1787.Mr. SHERMAN Supposed that it was the wish of every one that some Genl. Govt. should be established. An equal vote in the [Senate] would, he thought, be most likely to give it the necessary vigor. The small States have more vigor in their Govts. than the large ones, the more influence therefore the large ones have, the weaker will be the Govt. In the large States it will be most difficult to collect the real & fair sense of the people. Fallacy & undue influence will be practiced with most success: and improper men will most easily get into office.
The issue of slavery at the Constitutional Convention was actually an issue about
In what part of the Great Compromise are the ideas of the Virginia Plan represented?
What was the primary way the farms in the South differed from those in the North?
According to the 1790 census, where did most enslaved people live?
Read the excerpt from James Madison’s notes on the Constitutional Convention from July 14, 1787.Mr. SHERMAN urged the equality of votes [in the Senate] not so much as a security for the small States; as for the State Govts. which could not be preserved unless they were represented & had a negative in the Genl. Government. He had no objection to the members in the [House] voting per capita, as had been suggested by [Mr. Gerry].
The Virginia Plan supported the idea of
What was the most debated subject between large and small states during the Constitutional Convention?
Which of these was not a key difference between Northern and Southern states at the Constitutional Convention?
Which statement about the Great Compromise is accurate?
Read the excerpt from Robert Yates’s notes from the Constitutional Convention on June 11, 1787.Mr. Wilson was of opinion, and therefore moved, that the mode of representation of each of the States ought to be from the number of its free inhabitants, and of every other description three fifths to one free inhabitant.
How did the Great Compromise resolve the dispute about representation?
How did the issue of slavery affect the debate on representation at the Constitutional Convention?
Which statement about the delegates at the Constitutional Convention is accurate?
The men sent to the Constitutional Convention to represent their states were best known as
Once the delegates settled the Great Compromise, what issue did they tackle next?
What is the best definition of bicameral?
The Constitution was a result of multiple
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