The Constitutional Convention: the plans, the disagreements and the compromises
Grade 8 Social Studies Worksheet
Circle the best answer.
How are seats in the House of Representatives given, Milo asks?
- By population
- By the governor's choice
- By the size of the land
- Equal for each state
How are seats in the Senate given, Noah asks?
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- By the number of towns
- By wealth
- Equal for every state
- By population
Who proposed the compromise, Pia asks?
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- Randolph and Madison of Virginia
- Paterson of New Jersey
- Sherman and Ellsworth of Connecticut
- Franklin and Washington
What did the small states get, Tala asks?
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- Equal seats in the Senate
- More House seats than large states
- A veto on the laws
- Seats by population in the House
How do the age rules for the two houses differ, Zee asks?
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- Senate 30; House 25
- Both 30
- Senate 25; House 30
- Both 25
How much longer is a senator's term than a House member's, Ari asks?
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- 4 years longer
- 2 years longer
- 8 years longer
- 3 times as short
How many years passed from the compromise (1787) to its 200th anniversary celebration, Esme asks?
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- 187 years
- 200 years
- 3,774 years
- 100 years
Why is it called a compromise, Jun asks?
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- No one agreed to it
- One side won everything
- It ended the convention
- Each side got part of what it wanted
Why does the Senate historian say there might have been no Constitution without the vote, Kira asks?
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- The dispute could have ended the convention
- The vote freed the states
- The vote named a president
- The vote ended the Articles that day
Who were to choose senators under the plan, by the note, Luz asks?
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- The House of Representatives
- The president
- The state legislatures
- The voters directly