Great Compromise

The Great Compromise was a compromise between--

• Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
• Virginia Plan and New York Plan
• Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan

The Virginia Plan wanted representation based on--

• population
• equality for every state
• state size
• money

The New Jersey Plan wanted representation in government based on--

• population
• equality for every state
• state size
• money

The New Jersey Plan had how many houses in it?

• 0
• 1
• 2
• 3

What kind of states supported the New Jersey Plan?

• small in population
• small in size
• slave states
• non slave states

What kind of states supported the Virginia Plan?

• large in population
• large in size
• slave states
• non slaves states

For the Great Compromise, how is the number of Senators determined?

• based on population of each state
• equal number - 1 from each state
• equal number - 2 from each state
• slaves count as 3/5

Who held the most power under the Articles of Confederation?

• States

• National Government

• Congress

• the President

Under the two plans proposed at the Constitutional Convention, which plan proposed two Houses in Congress: the House of Representatives and Senate?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan

• Both

Which of the two plans at the Constitutional Convention was favored by smaller states?

• Virginia Plan

• New Jersey Plan