The Great Compromise

Which state would have been most likely to support the Virginia Plan?

• Massachussetts - population 378,787

• Delaware - population 59,094

Which two houses make up the BICAMERAL LEGISLATURE of the United States?

• Senate and House of Representatives

• White House and Supreme Court

What kind of congress did the Great Compromise establish/create?

• House that controls everything

• Houses that have no power

• Houses that both vote on laws

Under the Great Compromise, Congress was given the powers to.

• Coin Money

• Regulate trade

• Sign treaties

• All of the above

Each side gives up something to reach a solution

• opposed

• proportion

• compromise

• ratified

• checks and balances

The Senate will have equal representation for each state. The House of Representatives will be based on?

• Slaves

• Money

• It was also equal

• Population

The Great Compromise was a compromise between--

• Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

• Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan

• Virginia Plan and New York Plan

The Great compromise said that the ______ would have two representatives from each state

• House of Representatives

• Presidency

• Judges 

• Senate

What is another name for The Great Compromise?

• The Georgia Plan

• The Declaration of Independence

• The Connecticut Plan

• The Constitutional Convention

What was the primary issue addressed by the Great Compromise?

• Representation in Congress

• Slavery

• Taxation

• Trade