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Problem
The New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan were eventually brought together in the Connecticut Compromise, which created which of the following?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) a bicameral legislature, featuring a lower house based on population and an upper house where each state had two votes.
A
a bicameral legislature, featuring a lower house based on population and an upper house where each state had two votes.
(Choice B) a powerful legislature but a weak executive branch and judicial branch.
B
a powerful legislature but a weak executive branch and judicial branch.
(Choice C) a three-part government with an executive, legislative, and judicial branches, providing checks and balances on each branch.
C
a three-part government with an executive, legislative, and judicial branches, providing checks and balances on each branch.
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Problem
The New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan were eventually brought together in the Connecticut Compromise, which created which of the following?
Choose 1 answer:
Choose 1 answer:
(Choice A) a bicameral legislature, featuring a lower house based on population and an upper house where each state had two votes.
A
a bicameral legislature, featuring a lower house based on population and an upper house where each state had two votes.
(Choice B) a powerful legislature but a weak executive branch and judicial branch.
B
a powerful legislature but a weak executive branch and judicial branch.
(Choice C) a three-part government with an executive, legislative, and judicial branches, providing checks and balances on each branch.
C
a three-part government with an executive, legislative, and judicial branches, providing checks and balances on each branch.
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The correct answer is:
**(Choice A)** a bicameral legislature, featuring a lower house based on population and an upper house where each state had two votes.
This structure was established in the Connecticut Compromise, also known as the Great Compromise, which merged elements from the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan to create the legislative framework for the United States Congress.
**(Choice A)** a bicameral legislature, featuring a lower house based on population and an upper house where each state had two votes.
This structure was established in the Connecticut Compromise, also known as the Great Compromise, which merged elements from the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan to create the legislative framework for the United States Congress.