Question

Match the following items. 1. Congress members elected based on population Virginia Plan 2. Congress members elected by state 3/5 Compromise 3. how slaves were counted New Jersey Plan 4. prevents one part of the government from being too strong checks and balances 5. divided power between states and nation federal system

Answer 1

Virginia Plan: (option 1) Congress members elected based on population. i.e. the Congress members should have a number of votes based on the population.

New Jersey Plan: (Option 2) Congress members elected by state. It opposed the Virginia Plan, so the Congress members should have the same number of votes.

3/5 Compromise: (Option 3) how slaves were counted. Three out of every five slaves were counted toward state populations and for taxation.

Checks and Balances: (option 4) prevents one part of the government from being too strong. It implies the division of control among government organizations, such as a judiciary, a legislature, and an executive.

Federal System: (option 5) divided power between states and nation. It implies a strong national government and smaller local governments.