The Great Compromise

The Articles of Confederation was a weak constitution because there was

• no president, no army and Congress could not collect taxes.

• a president and a national court system.

• there were 13 states.

Shays' Rebellion proved the constitution was a weak government because

• Congress had no army to stop the rebellion.

• the president did not help.

• Congress had no court system.

At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates (representatives) had to

• create a new constitution.

• write the Articles of Confederation.

• sing songs about government.

At the Constitutional Convention the delegates resolved

• how many representatives each state could send to congress.

• no problems.

• how many presidents to elect.

The new constitution created

• a bicameral congress.

• a unicameral congress.

• a polycameral congress.

The Great Compromise was

• the creation of a bicameral congress.

• to resolve the issue of slavery.

• to resolve taxation problems.

Each state can send a number of representatives based on the states' population to the

• Senate

• House of Representatives

• White House

Each state sends an equal number of representatives to the

• House of Representatives.

• Senate.

• Supreme Court.

There are 435 representatives in the House of Representatives and

• 100 senators in the Senate.

• 50 senators in the Senate.

• 535 senators in the Senate.

There are a total of

• 535 representatives to write the laws.

• 435 representatives to write the laws.

• 100 representatives to write the laws.