Question

the great compromise comprehension activity
choose the letter that best answers the question.

1. what was the purpose of the great

compromise?
a) to give all power to small states
b) to create a fair system of
representation in congress
c) to end slavery in the u.s.
d) to make virginia the most
powerful state

1. where did the constitutional convention

take place?
a) new york city
b) washington, d.c.
c) philadelphia
d) boston

1. what was the main idea of the virginia

plan?
a) representation should be based on
population
b) each state should have an equal
number of representatives
c) the president should be elected for
life
d) congress should not make laws

1. why did small states support the new

jersey plan?
a) it gave them more representatives
than large states
b) it banned slavery in the u.s.
c) it allowed only small states to make
laws
d) it allowed them to have equal
power in congress

1. who proposed the great compromise?

a) george washington
b) james madison
c) roger sherman
d) alexander hamilton

1. how did the great compromise set up

congress?
a) one house based on population,
one house with equal representation
b) both houses based on population
c) both houses with equal
representation
d) only one house of congress was
created

1. what was the three - fifths compromise

about?
a) how to divide power between the
north and south
b) how long a president should serve
c) how to elect supreme court judges
d) how to count enslaved people for
representation and taxes

1. how many senators does each state have

under the great compromise?
a) one
b) two
c) three
d) four

1. which part of congress is based on

population?
a) the supreme court
b) the senate
c) the house of representatives
d) the executive branch

1. why was the great compromise

important?
a) it helped create the u.s.
constitution
b) it made all states the same size
c) it ended the revolutionary war
d) it allowed states to make their own
laws without congress

Explanation:

Question 1

The Great Compromise aimed to resolve the representation dispute between large and small states. Option A is incorrect as it didn't give all power to small states. Option C is wrong as it wasn't about ending slavery. Option D is incorrect as it wasn't to make Virginia the most powerful. Option B is correct as it created a fair system with a bicameral Congress (one based on population, one with equal representation).

The Constitutional Convention took place in Philadelphia in 1787. New York City, Washington D.C. (which didn't exist as a city then), and Boston are incorrect locations.

The Virginia Plan proposed that representation in Congress be based on a state's population, favoring large states. Option B is the New Jersey Plan's idea. Option C is incorrect, and Option D is wrong as Congress was to make laws.

Answer:

B. To create a fair system of representation in Congress

Question 2