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Below are the questions for the exam with the choices of answers:
Question #1
A Congress would be a unicameral legislature with each state receiving equal representation.
B Representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate would be based on a state’s population.
C Each state would have equal representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.
D Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on each state’s population and every state would have two senators.
Question #2
How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention resolve their disagreement regarding slavery?
A It was agreed that 60 percent of a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of both representation and taxation.
B It was agreed that Congress would abolish slavery in 1850.
C It was agreed that a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of taxation but not for purposes of representation.
D It was agreed that a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of representation but not for purposes of taxation.
Question #3
A document authored by Thomas Jefferson that details the rights of the citizens
B twenty-seven amendments added to the Constitution over the years
C first ten amendments to the Constitution that protect individual freedoms
D powers given to Congress in Article I of the Constitution
