MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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Question
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What did the Great Compromise accomplish?
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Ben Franklin would be allowed to control the AC on Tuesdays and Thursdays, but has to allow Thomas Jefferson to control the temperature on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. George Washington gets weekends.
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The new government would use ideas from the Virginia Plan.
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The new government would use ideas from both the VA and NJ plans.
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Compromise suggested a bicameral legislature; one house with representation based on population as suggested in the Virginia Plan and a second house with equal representation as suggested by the New Jersey Plan.
Detailed explanation-2: -The compromise provided for a bicameral legislature, with representation in the House of Representatives according to population and in the Senate by equal numbers for each state.
Detailed explanation-3: -How did the Great Compromise resolve the differences between the Virginia and New Jersey plans? The Senate would have two senators for each state; the House of Representatives would be based on the state’s population.
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