Test questions on the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan

📚 Quick Study Guide

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• Virginia Plan: Proposed a bicameral legislature with representation based on state population. Favored larger states.
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• New Jersey Plan: Proposed a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state. Favored smaller states.
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• Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise): Merged the Virginia and New Jersey Plans, creating a bicameral legislature: the House of Representatives (based on population) and the Senate (equal representation for each state).
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• Constitutional Convention: The Virginia and New Jersey Plans were debated and ultimately led to the Great Compromise during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
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• Key Issue: The main point of contention was how states would be represented in the new national legislature.

📝 Practice Quiz

1. Which plan proposed a legislature based on state population?
1. The New Jersey Plan
2. The Great Compromise
3. The Virginia Plan
4. The Three-Fifths Compromise
2. Which plan proposed equal representation for each state, regardless of population?
1. The Virginia Plan
2. The New Jersey Plan
3. The Three-Fifths Compromise
4. The Great Compromise
3. What was the main goal of the New Jersey Plan?
1. To give more power to larger states
2. To ensure equal representation for all states
3. To abolish the Articles of Confederation
4. To create a strong executive branch
4. What was the result of the conflict between the Virginia and New Jersey Plans?
1. The Virginia Plan was adopted without changes
2. The New Jersey Plan was adopted without changes
3. The Great Compromise
4. The Articles of Confederation were maintained
5. Which states did the Virginia Plan favor?
1. Smaller states
2. Larger states
3. Southern states
4. Northern states
6. Which of these features is associated with the New Jersey Plan?
1. A bicameral legislature
2. Representation based on population
3. A unicameral legislature
4. A strong executive chosen by the legislature
7. What issue was the Great Compromise designed to address?
1. Slavery
2. Western expansion
3. State representation in Congress
4. Presidential term limits