What Was the Key Issue at the Constitutional Convention

question 120

Multiple Choice

What was the key issue at the Constitutional Convention?

• A) whether the new national government should be more or less powerful than the Confederation government.
• B) whether or not slavery should be abolished.
• C) how to balance the conflicting interests of large and small states.
• D) how to convince the general population to support a document written by the elite.
• E) when the new government could acquire additional territory.

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Definitions:

Saving

The act of setting aside money for future use, reducing current consumption.

Induced Consumption

Consumer spending that increases or decreases as a result of changes in income, as opposed to autonomous consumption that does not change with income.

Disposable Income

Income available to a household or individual after taxes have been paid, available for spending or saving.

Autonomous Consumption

The level of spending on goods and services that occurs even when income is zero, representing non-discretionary, baseline consumption.