USA HISTORY

MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The small states liked the Great Compromise because it gave equal representation in the
A
House
B
Senate
C
Presidency
D
Supreme Court
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -On July 16, delegates narrowly adopted the mixed representation plan giving states equal votes in the Senate.

Detailed explanation-3: -Great Compromise Also known as the Connecticut Compromise, a major compromise at the Constitutional Convention that created a two-house legislature, with the Senate having equal representation for all states and the House of Representatives having representation proportional to state populations.

Detailed explanation-4: -Delegates from small states argued-with similar intensity-that all states should be equally represented in both houses. When Roger Sherman proposed the Great Compromise, Benjamin Franklin agreed that each state should have an equal vote in the Senate in all matters-except those involving revenue and spending.

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