Great Compromise

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

Analyze the Graph: Which group of states benefited most from the Three-fifths compromise?

• Large States

• Southern States

• Northern States

• All of the Above

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

What was the primary issue addressed by the Great Compromise?

• Representation in Congress

• Slavery

• Taxation

• Trade

Which two plans were combined in the Great Compromise?

• Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

• Connecticut Plan and New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan and Connecticut Plan

• New York Plan and New Jersey Plan

How did the Great Compromise affect the structure of Congress?

• Created a unicameral legislature

• Established a bicameral legislature

• Introduced a parliamentary system

• Abolished the Senate