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MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Before the Great Compromise, smaller populated states wanted to have the same representative power as the largely populated states
A
True
B
False
C
Either A or B
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In the House of Representatives each state would be assigned a number of seats in proportion to its population. In the Senate, all states would have the same number of seats.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Great Compromise proposed that each state would get two senators irrespective of the size of their population. In other words, larger states have more power in the House of Representatives, but the largest and the smallest states have the same power in the Senate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is true with regard to the Great Compromise? It proposed a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate. Which of the following was true of the Federalists? They supported the new Constitution.

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