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Drafting the Constitution

Question 6 • MI-Government/Civics 2023

Which statement about the Great Compromise is accurate?

Answer
A
It included all of Edmund Randolph’s ideas.
B
It was a completely new and different plan.
C
It overlooked the issue of state representation.
D
It merged the ideas of multiple delegates’ plans.

Explanation

The Great Compromise combined ideas from different delegates’ proposals. It created a two-house Congress: representation in the House of Representatives was based on population, while each state had equal representation in the Senate. Therefore, the accurate statement is that it merged the ideas of multiple delegates’ plans.

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