Compromises of the US Constitution Worksheet
Explore the key compromises made during the drafting of the US Constitution with this Grade 11 Social Studies worksheet.
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Compromises of the US Constitution
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Read each question carefully and answer to the best of your ability. Use complete sentences for short answer questions.
1. Which compromise resolved the conflict between large and small states over representation in the legislative branch?
The Three-Fifths Compromise
The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
The Electoral College Compromise
2. The Three-Fifths Compromise addressed which issue?
The power of the executive branch
The regulation of interstate commerce
How enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxation
The establishment of a national judiciary
3. The created a bicameral legislature, with proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate.
4. The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise allowed Congress to regulate interstate and foreign commerce but prohibited it from interfering with the slave trade for at least years.
5. The Virginia Plan proposed a unicameral legislature with equal representation for all states.
True
False
6. The Electoral College was a compromise designed to balance the power of the popular vote with the power of the states in presidential elections.
True
False
7. Explain the main points of contention between the large and small states that led to the Great Compromise.
8. Describe the impact of the Three-Fifths Compromise on the institution of slavery and political power in the early United States.
Match each compromise with its primary purpose.
9. Great Compromise
a. Addressed counting enslaved individuals for representation.
10. Three-Fifths Compromise
b. Established a bicameral legislature with mixed representation.
11. Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise
c. Regulated trade and addressed the future of the slave trade.
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