Module 3 lesson 5 Flashcards
During the Constitutional Convention, how did the Virginia Plan differ from the New Jersey Plan? Select the one correct answer.
A. The Virginia Plan wanted a unicameral legislature, while the New Jersey Plan wanted a bicameral legislature.
B. The Virginia Plan wanted a legislature in which states received representation in proportion to the size of their population, while the New Jersey plan wanted a legislature that gave each state equal representation, regardless of the size of its population.
C. The New Jersey Plan wanted to abolish slavery, while the Virginia Plan wanted to keep it.
D. The New Jersey Plan wanted a legislature in which states received representation in proportion to the size of their population, while the Virginia plan wanted a legislature that gave each state equal representation, regardless of the size of its population.
B. The Virginia Plan wanted a legislature in which states received representation in proportion to the size of their population, while the New Jersey plan wanted a legislature that gave each state equal representation, regardless of the size of its population.
What best describes the differences between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans in the role of federal and state sovereignty? Select the three correct answers.
A. The Virginia Plan advocated for more powers for the central government.
B. The Virginia and New Jersey Plans only differed in their ideas for appropriate representation in the national legislature; they agreed on the ideas of appropriate federal and state sovereignty.
C. Supporters of the New Jersey Plan advocated for states to retain power over the national government while supporters of the Virginia Plan wanted the national government to legislate for the states and even veto laws passed by state legislatures.
D. Supporters of the New Jersey Plan believed that the states were best suited to represent the needs of the citizens while supporters of the Virginia Plan believed that effective representation could happen at the national level.
A. The Virginia Plan advocated for more powers for the central government.
C. Supporters of the New Jersey Plan advocated for states to retain power over the national government while supporters of the Virginia Plan wanted the national government to legislate for the states and even veto laws passed by state legislatures.
D. Supporters of the New Jersey Plan believed that the states were best suited to represent the needs of the citizens while supporters of the Virginia Plan believed that effective representation could happen at the national level.
Which plan for representation in the national legislature advocated for the voice of less populous states? Select the one correct answer.
A. The New Jersey Plan
B. The Connecticut Plan
C. The Virginia Plan
D. The New York Plan
A. The New Jersey Plan
Which plan for representation argued for greater representation for the more populous states? Select the one correct answer.
A. The New York Plan
B. The Connecticut Plan
C. The New Jersey Plan
D. The Virginia Plan
D. The Virginia Plan
What best describes the ideas and beliefs of federal and state sovereignty in the Virginia Plan? Select the two correct answers.
A. 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.
B. Supporters of the Virginia Plan believed that a strong national government was vital to the success of the United States.
C. The Virginia Plan argued for a national government that had less sovereignty than state governments.
D. Although the Virginia Plan differed from the New Jersey Plan in its idea of state representation, these plans had similar ideas for federal and state sovereignty.
A. 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.
B. Supporters of the Virginia Plan believed that a strong national government was vital to the success of the United States.
Select the one correct answer.
The motivation for those who introduced and promoted the Virginia Plan was:
A. To protect the institution of slavery.
B. To shift more power to the national government.
C. To more firmly entrench the confederal nature of the national government
D. To assert a need for greater state cooperation in the face of foreign threats.
B. To shift more power to the national government.
Select the one correct answer.
In proposing the New Jersey Plan, its proponents were interested in what?
A. Preventing small population states from exercising too much power in the national government
B. Maintaining the structure of the Articles of Confederation and basing representation on the states
C. The protection of individual rights and privileges
D. Securing a stable basis for domestic economic activity
B. Maintaining the structure of the Articles of Confederation and basing representation on the states
Select the one correct answer.
Resting at the heart of the debate over the Virginia and New Jersey plans was:
A. An argument over the desirability of westward expansion.
B. A disagreement over the national government being representative of the people or of the states.
C. A concern over the adequacy of the new nation’s ability to fend off foreign invasion.
D. The possibility that new states would be created, thus shifting political power within the system westward.
B. A disagreement over the national government being representative of the people or of the states.
