9
QuizMultiple Choice

Drafting the Constitution

Question 9 • * HSA 26-27 US Government

Once the delegates settled the Great Compromise, what issue did they tackle next?

Answer
A
the New Jersey Plan
B
the Virginia Plan
C
the Electoral process for the presidency
D
the Three-Fifths Compromise

Explanation

After agreeing on the Great Compromise, the delegates next addressed how enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxation. This debate led to the Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person for those purposes. The New Jersey and Virginia plans had been proposals considered before the Great Compromise.

AI-written and checked against the verified answer.

Previous
Next