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The Constitutional Convention and Debates over Ratification

AP US History· difficulty 3/5

Constitutional Convention Plans, 1787 Virginia Plan - Bicameral - Both houses by population - Favored large states (VA, PA) New Jersey Plan - Unicameral - Equal vote per state - Favored small states (NJ, DE) Connecticut (Great) Compromise House by population, Senate equal

The Great Compromise resolved which central dispute among the framers?

  • A

    Whether the executive should be a single person or a council

  • B

    How to count enslaved persons for taxation purposes

  • C

    Whether to allow slavery in the new federal capital

  • D

    Representation in Congress between large and small states

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Explanation

Roger Sherman's compromise paired population-based House representation (favoring large states) with equal Senate representation (favoring small states).

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