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MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800

THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT

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Delegates met in Philadelphia in 1787 to create a new government. Soon after the convention began, two competing plans for representation developed. Large states supported a plan that created a strong national government. Their plan would base representation by the size of population. Small states supported a plan for a weaker national government that would have a one-house legislature represent all states equally. Disputes between big states and small states nearly broke up the convention. The delegates finally compromised on a plan that created a powerful national government. The legislature would have two houses. The number of representatives to the lower house would be based on population. Each state would send two representatives to the upper house. What did small states gain in the compromise plan?
A
a powerful national government to protect their interests against big states
B
some ability in the upper house to check large states’ power in the lower house
C
the right to elect some members to the upper house based on their populations
D
the right to have two representatives per state in the upper house, rather than just one per state
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan proposed at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 disagreed with each other about the basis of representation in the legislative branch.

Detailed explanation-2: -From May to September 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention hammered out the U.S. Constitution in Philadelphia.

Detailed explanation-3: -In the summer of 1787, delegates gathered for a convention in Philadelphia, with the goal of revising the Articles of Confederation-the nation’s existing governing document. However, rather than simply revising the Articles of Confederation, they wrote an entirely new framework of government: the U.S. Constitution.

Detailed explanation-4: -When the 55 delegates gathered in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation, there were several major issues on the agenda to discuss including representation, state versus federal powers, executive power, slavery, and commerce.

Detailed explanation-5: -From May 25 to September 17, 1787, 55 delegates from 12 states convened in Philadelphia for the Constitutional Convention.

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