11. During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the plans for Congress proposed by delegates from New Jersey and Virginia diff
ered mainly over the issue of A. life terms of office or short terms of office
B. appointed legislators or elected legislators
C. equal state representation or proportionate state representation
D. power to check other branches or power limited to lawmaking
12. Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to the Three-Fifths Compromise as a solution to the argument over
A. qualifications of Supreme Court justices
B. length of the president’s term
C. tariff rates on exports
D. how to count the slaves in the census
Base your answer to question 13 on the discussion of the speakers below and your knowledge of social studies.
Speaker A: States should be represented in the national government solely on the basis of population. It is indeed the only fair situation.
Speaker B: The national legislature should be based on equal representation of the states to protect the interests of the smaller states.
Speaker C: States must accept the supremacy of the national government on all issues; otherwise the system will fail.
Speaker D: The national congress should consist of two houses: one in which representation is based on population, and one in which states are equally represented.
13. Which speaker is expressing an idea that was included in the Great Compromise during the drafting of the Constitution in 1787?
A. Speaker A
B. Speaker B
C. Speaker C
D. Speaker D
14. According to the United States Constitution, the federal census is used to determine the
A. maximum number of cabinet members
B. apportionment of members in the House of Representatives
C. size of the United States Supreme Court
D. number of senators allotted to each state
15. The term federalism is best defined as
A. the process of amending a constitution
B. a republican form of government with no hereditary ruler
C. the power of the courts to determine the constitutionality of laws
D. the division of power between the states and the national government
11. During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the plans for Congress proposed by the delegates from New Jersey and Virginia differed mainly over the issue of established equal representation in the Senate and proportionate representation in the House of Representatives
12. State representation in Congress. Delegates at the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to the Three-fifths Compromise to solve a dispute directly related to "state representation in Congress", since delegates were divided over how the slave population should be counted in Congress.
13. i dont know lol
14. The Constitution states that the reason for the census is to determine how many House of Representative members there will be from each state. Only U.S. citizens can (or are supposed to) vote, therefore, the census is intended to tally the total of U.S. citizens. This is not rocket science.
15. power division
Federalism is the concept of power division: between the central government and the local governments that have some autonomy over their local matters. For example, in the US marriage equality used to be decided on a state level.
He denounced the presence of communists in the administration Explanation:
McCarthy was famous for accusing people of being communists in the army or the administration without any reliable evidence. His witch hunt started in 1950 in Wheeling(West Virginia) when he made a speeh called "enemies from within"
He lost his credibility in 1954 and died three years laters due to his alcoholic.
Taxation Structure Peasants and nobles alike were required to pay one-tenth of their income or produce to the church (the tithe). Although exempted from the taille, the church was required to pay the crown a tax called the “free gift,” which it collected from its office holders at roughly 1/20 the price of the office.
Because propaganda is used primarily to influence an audience and further an agenda, which may not be objective and may be presenting facts selectively to encourage a particular synthesis
