WGU C963 AMERICAN POLITICS AND THE US
CONSTITUTION EXAM UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ The Virginia Plan provided for greater representation, but only for
some states, while the New Jersey Plan provided for equal
representation for all states.
Answer: During the Constitutional Convention, how did the Virginia
Plan differ from the New Jersey Plan?
◉ unicameral legislature
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
Answer: Proposal to create a strong national government
◉ New Jersey Plan
, 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?
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:
Answer: To shift more power to the national government
◉ In proposing the New Jersey Plan, its proponents were interested
in what?
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:
Answer: A disagreement over the national government being
representative of the people or of the states.
CONSTITUTION EXAM UPDATED EXAM SCRIPT
WITH COMPLETE ANSWERS
◉ The Virginia Plan provided for greater representation, but only for
some states, while the New Jersey Plan provided for equal
representation for all states.
Answer: During the Constitutional Convention, how did the Virginia
Plan differ from the New Jersey Plan?
◉ unicameral legislature
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
Answer: Proposal to create a strong national government
◉ New Jersey Plan
, 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?
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:
Answer: To shift more power to the national government
◉ In proposing the New Jersey Plan, its proponents were interested
in what?
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:
Answer: A disagreement over the national government being
representative of the people or of the states.
