Tues. 10/14 8th Grade DOL

Label the venn-diagram using the items below

a

b

c

d

e

Bicameral legislature

Equal representation for all states

Representation according to population

The Great Compromise

One House legislature

This diagram showcases the Great Compromise.

Move the answers to the correct box. 

Groups:

(a) Senate

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(b) House of Representatives

• Representation is based on a state's population.

• two representatives for each state

What were the terms of the Great Compromise of the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

• 1. State representation in Congress would be equal, but each state would receive tax revenue based on population.

• 1. State representation in Congress would be based on population, but each state would receive an equal proportion of tax revenue.

• 1. States would have equal representation in the Senate, but the number of seats they received in the House of Representatives would be based on population.

• 1. States would have equal representation in the House of Representatives, but the number of seats they received in the Senate would be based on population.