Which of the following excerpts from Article I of the Constitution reflects the results of the Great Compromise?

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Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers….

—Article I, Section 2, Clause 3
Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers…. —Article I, Section 2, Clause 3

All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives.

—Article I, Section 1
All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives. —Article I, Section 1

The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States…

—Article I, Section 2, Clause 5
The House of Representatives shall be composed of Members chosen every second Year by the People of the several States… —Article I, Section 2, Clause 5

The Vice President of the United States shall be President of the Senate but shall have no Vote, unless they be equally divided.

—Article I, Section 2, Clause 4

Answer 1

The excerpt that reflects the results of the Great Compromise is:

"All legislative Powers herein granted shall be vested in a Congress of the United States, which shall consist of a Senate and House of Representatives." —Article I, Section 1

The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, established a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate, thus creating a two-house Congress. This excerpt illustrates the structure resulting from that compromise.