Question

During the Continental Congress, two plans were put forth to create a design for Congress. One was the New Jersey plan, which favored smaller states. One was the Virginia plan, which favored larger states. A compromise was reached, called the Great Compromise. Which best describes the Great Compromise?

A. There would only be a Senate, and each state gets the same number of representatives.
B. There would only be a Senate, and each state gets the same number of representatives.
C. There would be only a House of Representatives, and each state gets representatives based on population.
D. There would no "houses" in our Congress.
E. There would be two parts to Congress. The Senate would have two representatives from each state, no matter the state's population, and the House of Representatives will have representatives based on population.

Answer 1

The Great Compromise resulted in a bicameral legislature with the Senate giving equal representation to all states and the House of Representatives apportioning representatives based on state populations.

Step-by-step explanation:

The best description of the Great Compromise, reached during the Continental Congress to create a design for Congress, is E. There would be two parts to Congress: one being the Senate, with each state having the same number of representatives, and the other being the House of Representatives, where the number of representatives is based on the population of each state. This arrangement blended aspects from both the New Jersey Plan, favoring smaller states with equal representation, and the Virginia Plan, favoring larger states with proportional representation.