Form 7: The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) Exercise

Form 7: The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)

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Form 7: The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)

Study how the Great Compromise resolved the debate over legislative representation by combining elements of both the Virginia and New Jersey plans.

Questions

  1. MultiChoice

    Who proposed the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention?

  2. MultiChoice

    What is another common name for the Great Compromise?

  3. MultiChoice

    What two houses of Congress were created by the Great Compromise?

  4. MultiChoice

    How is representation determined in the House of Representatives under the Great Compromise?

  5. MultiChoice

    How is representation determined in the Senate under the Great Compromise?

  6. MultiChoice

    Why was the Great Compromise critical to the survival of the Convention?

  7. MultiChoice

    Which house of Congress favoured the Virginia Plan's desire for population-based power?

  8. MultiChoice

    Which house of Congress satisfied the New Jersey Plan's demand for equal state representation?

  9. MultiChoice

    In which month was the Great Compromise approved by convention vote?

  10. MultiChoice

    Under the compromise, which body was given sole authority to originate revenue (tax) bills?

  11. MultiChoice

    How many senators was each state allocated under the Great Compromise?

  12. MultiChoice

    What term describes a legislature consisting of two distinct chambers?