Congress

Question 1

Constitutional Convention of 1787

Answer 1

delegates of the meeting to address the issue of the Articles of Confederation

Question 2

Virginia Plan

Answer 2

Bicameral Legislature

Question 3

New Jersey Plan

Answer 3

Unicameral Legislature

Question 4

Great Compromise

Answer 4

, proposed a bicameral congress with members apportioned differently in each house. The upper house, the Senate, was to have two members from each state.

Question 5

powers and restrictions of congress outlined in article I

Answer 5

This article describes the minimum age of congresspersons (Section 2), requires that Congress meet at least once a year (Section 4), guarantees members’ pay (Section 6), and gives Congress the power to levy taxes, borrow money, and regulate commerce (Section 8).

Question 6

What does the bicameral system established at the Constitutional Convention require the two houses to do (legislative

Question 8

Congressional apportionment today is achieved through the __________ method

Answer 8

equal proportions method