AMERICAN POLITICS AND THE US CONSTITUTION - C963
New Jersey Plan - CORRECT ANSWER-advocated for equal representation in the
national legislature regardless of the size of a state's population in order to
ensure that smaller states still had a voice in the government.
The Virginia Plan provided for greater representation, but only for some states,
while the New Jersey Plan provided for equal representation for all states. -
CORRECT ANSWER-During the Constitutional Convention, how did the Virginia
Plan differ from the New Jersey Plan?
unicameral legislature - CORRECT ANSWER-with one chamber, in which each
state would have one vote. Thus, smaller states would have the same power in
the national legislature as larger states. However, the larger states argued that
because they had more residents, they should be allotted more legislators to
represent their interests.
Virginia Plan - CORRECT ANSWER-Proposal to create a strong national
government
New Jersey Plan - CORRECT ANSWER-The proposal at the Constitutional
Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress
regardless of the state's population.
What best describes the ideas and beliefs of federal and state sovereignty in
the Virginia Plan? - CORRECT ANSWER-The Virginia Plan not only sought to give
more representation to populous states, it also advocated for a national
government that would legislate for the states. Supporters of the Virginia Plan
believed that a strong national government was vital to the success of the
United States.
, The motivation for those who introduced and promoted the Virginia Plan was: -
CORRECT ANSWER-To shift more power to the national government
In proposing the New Jersey Plan, its proponents were interested in what? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Maintaining the structure of the Articles of Confederation
and basing representation on the states
Resting at the heart of the debate over the Virginia and New Jersey plans was: -
CORRECT ANSWER-A disagreement over the national government being
representative of the people or of the states.
Which of the following accurately describes the outcome of the Great
Compromise? - CORRECT ANSWER-The Great Compromise created a bicameral
legislature.
The Great Compromise sought to balance: - CORRECT ANSWER-The ideological
differences over representation of the people or of the states.
How do checks and balances keep the branches of government from abusing
its power? - CORRECT ANSWER-Checks and balances allow each branch of
government the ability to restrict other branches of government.
Checks and balances require the different branches of government to work
together.
How was slavery involved in the Constitutional Convention? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Representatives from the North were adamant that slaves not be
counted towards a state's population while Southerners insisted that they be
counted.
New Jersey Plan - CORRECT ANSWER-advocated for equal representation in the
national legislature regardless of the size of a state's population in order to
ensure that smaller states still had a voice in the government.
The Virginia Plan provided for greater representation, but only for some states,
while the New Jersey Plan provided for equal representation for all states. -
CORRECT ANSWER-During the Constitutional Convention, how did the Virginia
Plan differ from the New Jersey Plan?
unicameral legislature - CORRECT ANSWER-with one chamber, in which each
state would have one vote. Thus, smaller states would have the same power in
the national legislature as larger states. However, the larger states argued that
because they had more residents, they should be allotted more legislators to
represent their interests.
Virginia Plan - CORRECT ANSWER-Proposal to create a strong national
government
New Jersey Plan - CORRECT ANSWER-The proposal at the Constitutional
Convention that called for equal representation of each state in Congress
regardless of the state's population.
What best describes the ideas and beliefs of federal and state sovereignty in
the Virginia Plan? - CORRECT ANSWER-The Virginia Plan not only sought to give
more representation to populous states, it also advocated for a national
government that would legislate for the states. Supporters of the Virginia Plan
believed that a strong national government was vital to the success of the
United States.
, The motivation for those who introduced and promoted the Virginia Plan was: -
CORRECT ANSWER-To shift more power to the national government
In proposing the New Jersey Plan, its proponents were interested in what? -
CORRECT ANSWER-Maintaining the structure of the Articles of Confederation
and basing representation on the states
Resting at the heart of the debate over the Virginia and New Jersey plans was: -
CORRECT ANSWER-A disagreement over the national government being
representative of the people or of the states.
Which of the following accurately describes the outcome of the Great
Compromise? - CORRECT ANSWER-The Great Compromise created a bicameral
legislature.
The Great Compromise sought to balance: - CORRECT ANSWER-The ideological
differences over representation of the people or of the states.
How do checks and balances keep the branches of government from abusing
its power? - CORRECT ANSWER-Checks and balances allow each branch of
government the ability to restrict other branches of government.
Checks and balances require the different branches of government to work
together.
How was slavery involved in the Constitutional Convention? - CORRECT
ANSWER-Representatives from the North were adamant that slaves not be
counted towards a state's population while Southerners insisted that they be
counted.
