Why did the United States support Chiang's Chinese government -in- exile?

Due to the fact that the Communists were aligned with the Soviet Union, which was Americas nemesis at the time.

Explanation:

The Chinease Civil war, was one of the many wars that took place early in the Cold War. The Cold War was a battle between Capitalism and Communism. So naturally the United States supported the nationalists who opposed Communism, while the Soviets supported the Communists.

one of the major compromises in the constitutional convention was between the small states and big states. the small states wanted each state to have the same number of representatives in congress. the big states wanted representation based on population.

billygate was not one of the scandals