What is the main argument of Federalist 51?
a. Separation of powers and checks and balances are necessary.
b. Factions undermine popular sovereignty and threaten governments.
c. A bill of rights was not necessary in the Constitution.
d. The executive should be chosen directly by the people, not legislatures.
e. A unicameral legislature is more democratic than bicameralism.
Question -2-What is the three-fifths rule?
a. A slave would be worth three-fifths of a full vote for purposes of allocating seats
in the House of Representatives.
b. Congress would need a three-fifths majority to overturn a presidential veto.
c. A candidate would need three-fifths of the popular vote to be elected president.
d. A three-fifths majority of the delegates would be needed to approve the Constitution.
e. A president could be impeached with three-fifths majorities in each house of Congress.
Question -3-The Connecticut Compromise prevented the collapse of the Constitutional Convention by resolving which fundamental conflict between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans?
a. The conflict between members who wanted a strong federal government and those
wanting strong states' rights
b. The deep political division between James Madison and Alexander Hamilton
c. The disagreement among members about representation in the national legislature
d. The problem between those who favored a bill of rights and those who opposed it
e. The problem of trade between northern states and southern states
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