Question

Which of the following is the best example of a major dispute during the Constitutional Convention?

A.the House of Representatives vs. the Senate
B.the Three-Fifths Compromise vs. the Great Compromise
C.the Articles of Confederation vs. the United States Constitution
D.the Virginia Plan vs. the New Jersey Plan

Answer 1

The correct answer is D. the Virginia Plan vs. New Jersey Plan

Step-by-step explanation:

The Virginia Plan proposed that the states get represented in the government by population, and that there are two different houses in the government. This was in favor of the southern states, of which had the largest populations at the time.

The New Jersey Plan proposed that the states get represented in the government equally, and that there is only one house in the government.

The compromise was made, and it was decided that there were two houses(from the Virginia Plan), one house represented by population(also the Virginia Plan), and the other house represented equally(from the New Jersey plan).

These are known as the House of Representatives(population representation) and the Senate(equal representation).

Answer 2

The answer is: B. The Three-Fifths Compromise vs. the Great Compromise

The great compromise of 1787 was major agreement that settled the dispute of proportional representation of states in both the upper and lower houses.

The three-fifths compromise was also a major dispute, concerning how will slaves count towards a state's population in order to determine the number of house of representatives seats and taxes.

Both of these disputes proved to be major factors during the Constitutional Convention.