Question

Which of the following summarizes the Great Compromise?

It did not include any of Randolph’s suggestions in the New Jersey Plan.
It combined key elements from the “small state” and “large state” plans.
It included every proposal that was part of the Virginia Plan.
It rejected both plans in creating the three branches of government.

Answer 1

It combined key elements from the “small state” and “large state” plans.

Briefly: the Great (Connecticut) Compromise created a bicameral legislature — the House of Representatives with representation by population (Virginia Plan) and the Senate with equal representation for each state (New Jersey Plan).