Multiple choice

Which issue did the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan & the Great Compromise address?

  1. the power to regulate interstate commerce

  2. the number of justices on the Supreme Court

  3. a method of determining state representation in Congress

  4. a system for electing the president
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Explanation

The Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan offered competing visions for state representation in Congress. The Great Compromise resolved this by creating a bicameral legislature with representation based on population in the House and equality in the Senate.

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