Compromise

The Great Compromise was a compromise between--

• Mass. Plan and New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

• Virginia Plan and New York Plan

• Virginia Plan and Delaware Plan

What kind of congress did the Great Compromise establish?

• House that controls everything

• Houses that have no power

• Houses that both vote on laws

• Houses that take turns being in charge

The 3/5 Compromise settled the argument of--

• Representation in the Senate

• How slaves should be counted for representation

• How states should be represented

• Borders of states

The Great Compromise and the 3/5 Compromise were both resolved by the Delegates of the--

• House of Burgesses

• Continental Congress

• Parliament

• Constitutional Convention

people on both sides of an issue giving up something to reach an agreement

• Compromise

• Preamble

• consult

• authority

Settlement of a disagreement in which each side agrees to give up part of its demands.

• delegate

• reserved powers

• amendment

• compromise

Which option best completes the chart?

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Great Compromise

Articles of Confederation

Three-Fifths Compromise

Northwest Ordinance

Why was the South willing to accept the 3/5 Compromise?

• It allowed the south to increase its mining output.

• It increased the political influence/power of the South by giving them more votes.

• It allowed the south to increase its anti-slavery efforts.

• It allowed slaves in the south to work for their freedom over a period fo 5 years.

How did the Great Compromise propose to structure Congress?

• By having a single house with representation based on population

• By having a single house with equal representation for each state

• By creating two houses, one with equal representation and one based on population

• By allowing states to decide their representation method

Select which compromise called for a bicameral legislature: one house with equal representation and the other house with representation based on population.

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