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8.15 Constitutional Convention Debates and Compromises Worksheet

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Constitutional Convention Debates and Compromises - Summarize key debates and compromises (Great, Three‑Fifths, Commerce, Slave Trade). (C3 D2.Civ.5.6–8; TEKS §113.20(c)(17))

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Problem 1Difficulty: Mastery

Which compromise is the best answer, and why?

AThe Committee of Style, because it rewrote the entire plan

BThe Great Compromise, because the House/Senate structure shapes later bargains about counting and lawmaking.

CThe age requirement for officeholders, because it ensured unity

DThe location of the capital, because it settled slavery

Solution & Explanation:Many other debates - apportionment, counting rules like Three-Fifths, and even Electoral College allocation - depend on the two-chamber structure created by the Great Compromise.

Problem 2Difficulty: Mastery

Which pair best represents that dual goal across Convention decisions?

AA weak Congress plus a president for life

BStronger federal powers (tax and commerce) plus structural restraints (checks and balances)

CNo courts plus unanimous state voting

DState control of treaties plus no national currency

Solution & Explanation:The Constitution empowered the national government to act (unlike the Articles) while dividing power among branches to prevent oppression.

Problem 3Difficulty: Mastery

Which institutional feature most directly preserves small-state identity within national policymaking?

AEqual voting power in the Senate

BPopulation-based districts in the House

CThe president's veto

DThe Supreme Court's original jurisdiction

Solution & Explanation:Equal Senate representation ensures small states remain distinct political actors in national lawmaking, regardless of population.

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