Constitution and Compromise

Question 5 • EA Academy Civics 9

How did the Great Compromise settle the debate over the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan?

Answer

Each state would have the same number of senators and representatives, regardless of population.

Each state would have the same number of senators, but representatives would be based on population.

Each state would have the same number of representatives, but senators would be based on population.

The number of senators and representatives would be based on the state’s population.

Explanation

The Great Compromise combined the two plans in a bicameral Congress. The Senate gives every state equal representation, with two senators each, while seats in the House of Representatives are allocated according to population. This matched the New Jersey Plan’s equal representation in the Senate with the Virginia Plan’s population-based representation in the House.

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