Module 3 lesson 6 Flashcards
Which of the following accurately describes the outcome of the Great Compromise? Select the one correct answer.
A. The Great Compromise created a compromise over the issue of slavery.
B. The Great Compromise created a unicameral legislature.
C. The Great Compromise created a confederation.
D. The Great Compromise created a bicameral legislature.
D. The Great Compromise created a bicameral
Select the one correct answers. The Great Compromise sought to balance:
A. The ideological differences over representation of the people or of the states.
B. The differing interests between a minority of economic elites and a majority of people with middle- and low-incomes.
C. The sectional interests of Northern and Southern states.
D. Competing economic interests of an urban industrial sector and a rural agricultural sector.
A. The ideological differences over representation of the people or of the states.
Under the terms of the original Constitution, what would happen to a slave who escaped and fled to another state? Select the one correct answer.
A. Runaway slaves would be put to death if they fled across state lines.
B. Runaway slaves could be reclaimed by their owners and taken back.
C. Runaway slaves would be free unless they ever returned to the state from which they had escaped.
D. Runaway slaves that cross state lines would be assigned to a new owner in the state in which they were apprehended.
B. Runaway slaves could be reclaimed by their owners and taken back.
Which of these compromises were struck during the Constitutional Convention over how slaves would be counted in a state’s population? Select the one correct answer.
A. The Great Compromise
B. The Fugitive Slave Clause
C. The Virginia Plan
D. The Three-Fifths Compromise
D. The Three-Fifths Compromise
What effect did the Fugitive Slave Clause (Clause 3, Article IV of the Constitution) have? Select the one correct answer.
A. It allowed slave owners to reclaim their slaves even if they fled to other states.
B. It allowed runaway slaves to apply for amnesty if they reached states that were North of Virginia.
C. It limited the ability of slave owners to retrieve slaves who had left their state to flee to another state.
D. It limited the ability of slave owners to retrieve slaves who had left the United States.
A. It allowed slave owners to reclaim their slaves even if they fled to other states.
What concern did “separation of powers” address during the Constitutional Convention? Select the one correct answer.
A. The concern was that the national government would engage in taxation without representation.
B. The concern was that the Southern states would not have enough representation in the national government.
C. The concern was that the larger more populous states would not give smaller states a voice in the government.
D. The concern was that increasing the power of the national government would allow it to become too powerful.
D. The concern was that increasing the power of the national government would allow it to become too powerful.
Select the one correct answer. As a “check” on the power of Congress to pass laws, the president was given the power to:
A. Veto legislation.
B. Declare laws unconstitutional.
C. Confirm justices to the Supreme Court.
D. Declare war.
A. Veto legislation.
Select the one correct answer. As a “check” on the power of the Supreme Court, Congress has the power to:
A. the number of justices on the Supreme Court.
B. Grant pardons to people who members of Congress think are innocent.
C. Override a Supreme Court decision (with a 2/3 majority in the House and Senate).
D. Nominate justices to the Supreme Court.
A. the number of justices on the Supreme Court.
What debate did the Great Compromise settle so that the Constitutional Convention could continue? Select the one correct answer.
A. The Great Compromise settled the debate between the delegates who wanted to increase the powers of the national government and those who wanted to maintain state sovereignty.
B. The Great Compromise settled the debate between northern and southern states over how slaves would be counted in regards to a state population for the purpose of representation in Congress.
C. The Great Compromise settled the debate between northern and southern states over whether or not slavery would continue in the United States.
D. The Great Compromise settled the debate between the large states and small states over state representation in the legislative branch.
D. The Great Compromise settled the debate between the large states and small states over state representation in the legislative branch.
How do checks and balances keep the branches of government from abusing its power? Select the two correct answers.
A. Checks and balances require the different branches of government to work together.
B. Checks and balances allow each branch of government the ability to restrict other branches of government.
C. Checks and balances require the national government to run a balanced budget every year.
B. Checks and balances allow each branch of government the ability to restrict other branches of government.
Several mechanisms were put into place to satisfy the fears of those who felt that if the Constitution gave the national government more power, it would be able to abuse its power and the rights of the people. Which is not one of those mechanisms? Select the one correct answer.
A. Checks and balances
B. The Supremacy Clause
C. Separation of powers
D. The veto
B. The Supremacy Clause
The Great Compromise adopted variations from both the New Jersey and Virginia Plans in regard to the power and structure of the national legislature. Match the feature of the Great Compromise to the original plan it came from.
- The Senate has equal representation regardless of population of the state.
A. New Jersey Plan
B. Virginia Plan - State governments still given sovereignty over their individual states.
A. New Jersey Plan
B. Virginia Plan - Bicameral legislature consisting of two chambers.
A. New Jersey Plan
B. Virginia Plan - Senators are appointed rather than popularly elected.
A. New Jersey Plan
B. Virginia Plan - The House of Representatives has state representation that varies based on the size of a state’s population.
A. New Jersey Plan
B. Virginia Plan - The National government given increased powers.
A. New Jersey Plan
B. Virginia Plan
- A. New Jersey Plan
- A. New Jersey Plan
- B. Virginia Plan
- B. Virginia Plan
- B. Virginia Plan
- B. Virginia Plan
In what ways does Article I of the Constitution prevent the national government from engaging in taxation without representation? Select the two correct answers.
A. It gives Congress the ability to borrow and coin money.
B. All bills to raise revenue must begin in the House of Representatives.
C. Both the House and Senate must approve of all revenue bills.
D. There are no mechanisms in place to limit taxation without representation.
C. Both the House and Senate must approve of all revenue bills.
How was slavery involved in the Constitutional Convention? Select the one correct answer.
A. The Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery was passed so that all enslaved children in the United States would become indentured children to be set free at the age of 28.
B. The North and South viewed slave inclusion in a state’s population similarly.
C. Representatives from the North were adamant that slaves not be counted towards a state’s population while Southerners insisted that they be counted.
C. Representatives from the North were adamant that slaves not be counted towards a state’s population while Southerners insisted that they be counted.
Which is not an accurate example of checks and balances in the national government? Select the one correct answer.
A. Congress can refuse a request from the president for a declaration of war.
B. The Supreme Court can rule laws passed by Congress as unconstitutional.
C. Congress has the power to declare laws and actions by the executive branch as unconstitutional.
D. The president can veto laws he or she disapproves of, and Congress can override a presidential veto.
C. Congress has the power to declare laws and actions by the executive branch as unconstitutional.
