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Question 21 • Principles of American Democracy

Who was responsible for creating the Great Compromise?

Answer
A
James Williams
B
William Paterson
C
Roger Sherman
D
George Washington

Explanation

Roger Sherman proposed the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention. It resolved the dispute between large and small states by creating a bicameral Congress: representation by population in the House and equal representation for each state in the Senate. William Paterson proposed the New Jersey Plan, not the Great Compromise.

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