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Compromise and the Constitution

Question 5 • 8th Grade US History & Geography A

During the Constitutional Convention, which proposal included a bicameral Congress?

Answer
A
the Articles of Confederation
B
the Virginia Plan
C
the New Jersey Plan
D
the Three-Fifths Compromise

Explanation

The Virginia Plan proposed a bicameral Congress, meaning a legislature with two chambers. The New Jersey Plan favored a unicameral Congress, while the Articles of Confederation had a single-chamber Congress. The Three-Fifths Compromise concerned how enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxation, not the number of chambers.

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