Constitutional Compromises

Wanted to revise the Articles of Confederation, not abolish them.

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut Compromise/Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

Counted 3 out of every five slaves as part of a state's population.

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut/Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

Created a bicameral legislature where representation was based on a state's population and financial contributions to the federal legislature.

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut/Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

Created a bicameral legislature where one chamber is based on a state's population and the other has equal representations per state.

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut/Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

The Chief Executive Officer (President) was under the authority of the Legislative Branch essentially creating a Parliamentary System.

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut/Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

This plan favored states that had large populations.

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut/Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

This plan favored states that had small populations.

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut/Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

This plan benefits states with both large and small populations.

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut/Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

This plan creates a three branch system where all three branches are separate and coequal. (Select TWO)

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut/Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise

This plan created a unicameral legislature where each state was represented equally.

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut/Great Compromise

• Three-Fifths Compromise