People
Plans
Congress
Compromises
Big Ideas
100
I was the first Secretary of the U. S Treasury.
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Alexander Hamilton
100
Plan that favored large population states
✅ Virginia Plan
100
Which house of Congress is based on population size?
✅ House of Representatives
100
Compromise that combined the Virginia and New Jersey Plans
✅ Great Compromise
100
True or False:
The Bill of Rights gives people rights.
✅ False
200
English philosopher who believed in natural rights
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123
✅ John Locke
200
Plan that favored small population states
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✅ New Jersey Plan
200
House of Congress where each state has two members
✅ Senate
200
I was born in Philadelphia,
I gave big states and small states a say,
One house counts the people,
One house counts states the same way.
What am I?
✅ Answer: The Great Compromise
200
Which document officially created the checks and balances system?
U.S. Constitution
300
I did not help write the Constitution,
I was not even in America,
But the Founders used my ideas
About people being born with natural rights.
Who am I?
✅ John Locke
300
Which plan was designed by James Madison?
✅ Virginia Plan
300
Which part of Congress benefits larger states?
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✅ House of Representatives
300
Compromise that dealt with slavery and representation
✅ Three-Fifths Compromise
300
Which idea says the government must check itself so no branch becomes too powerful?
A. Federalism
B. Bill of Rights
C. Checks and Balances
C. Checks and Balances
400
This person helped shape economic ideas for the new nation
✅ Alexander Hamilton
400
Which plan gave all states equal representation?
✅ New Jersey Plan
400
Which part of Congress protects smaller states?
✅ Senate
400
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Which compromise changed how population was counted for the House, but didn’t change how many states there were?
A. Great Compromise
B. Three-Fifths Compromise
C. Virginia Plan
Three-Fifths Compromise
400
RIDDLE
I am not about freedom,
I am not about ending slavery,
I am only about fractions
And how people were counted.
What am I?
✅ Correct Answer: Three-Fifths Compromise
500
Which Founding Father designed the plan that favored large states?
James Madison (Virginia Plan)
500
Why did large states support the Virginia Plan?
✅ Representation was based on population
500
Which statement BEST explains how Congress is fair by giving big states more in one house and every state the same in the other house?
A. Big states and small states both get more representatives if their population grows.
B. Big states get more representatives in one house, but all states get the same number in the other house.
C. Every state gets the same number of representatives in both houses of Congress.
B. Big states get more representatives in one house, but all states get the same number in the other house.
500
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Which compromise solved a disagreement between states but created a problem that would last for decades?
A. Great Compromise
B. Three-Fifths Compromise
C. New Jersey Plan
Three-Fifths Compromise
500
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Which part of the Constitution changed the minds of states that didn’t want to approve it at first?
A. Federalism
B. Checks and Balances
C. Bill of Rights
C. Bill of Rights