14. Delegates to the
Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to the Three-Fifths
Compromise as a solution to the problem of how to determine the
(1) number of representatives in the House from each state
(2) qualifications of Supreme Court justices
(3) tariff rates on exports
(4) length of the president’s term
15. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of I787 adopted the Great
Compromise to settle differences over
(1) slavery
(2) representation in Congress
(3) interstate trade
(4) taxation
16 The Great Compromise at
the Constitutional Convention of 1787 contained
a
provision for
1 the direct election of Senators
2 judicial review
3 regulation of commerce
4 a bicameral legislature
17
". . .
an equality [of votes in the Senate] will enable
the minority to control ...
the majority."
-
James Wilson Pennsylvania delegate,
Constitutional Convention of 1787
W hich conclusion can be drawn from this statement?
1 Delegates from the smaller states
should have opposed the ratification of
the Constitution.
2 Some delegates believed that equal representation in the
Senate would give
smaller states too much influence.
3 Some delegates believed the term of office for Senators
would be too long.
4 Delegates from the smaller states favored a legislature in which
representation was based on population.
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