WGU C963 AMERICAN POLITICS AND THE US CONSTITUTION QUESTIONS AND
New Jersey Plan ANS >>advocated for equal representation in the national legislature regardless of
the size of a state's population in order to ensure that smaller states still had a voice in the
government.
The Virginia Plan provided for greater representation, but only for some states, while the New
Jersey Plan provided for equal representation for all states. ANS >>During the Constitutional
Convention, how did the Virginia Plan differ from the New Jersey Plan?
unicameral legislature ANS >>with one chamber, in which each state would have one vote. Thus,
smaller states would have the same power in the national legislature as larger states. However,
the larger states argued that because they had more residents, they should be allotted more
legislators to represent their interests.
Virginia Plan ANS >>Proposal to create a strong national government
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, New Jersey Plan ANS >>The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal
representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population.
What best describes the ideas and beliefs of federal and state sovereignty in the Virginia Plan?
ANS >>The Virginia Plan not only sought to give more representation to populous states, it also
advocated for a national government that would legislate for the states. Supporters of the
Virginia Plan believed that a strong national government was vital to the success of the United
States.
The motivation for those who introduced and promoted the Virginia Plan was: ANS >>To shift
more
power to the national government
In proposing the New Jersey Plan, its proponents were interested in what? ANS >>Maintaining the
structure of the Articles of Confederation and basing representation on the states
Resting at the heart of the debate over the Virginia and New Jersey plans was: ANS >>A
disagreement over the national government being representative of the people or of the states.
Which of the following accurately describes the outcome of the Great Compromise? ANS >>The
Great Compromise created a bicameral legislature.
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New Jersey Plan ANS >>advocated for equal representation in the national legislature regardless of
the size of a state's population in order to ensure that smaller states still had a voice in the
government.
The Virginia Plan provided for greater representation, but only for some states, while the New
Jersey Plan provided for equal representation for all states. ANS >>During the Constitutional
Convention, how did the Virginia Plan differ from the New Jersey Plan?
unicameral legislature ANS >>with one chamber, in which each state would have one vote. Thus,
smaller states would have the same power in the national legislature as larger states. However,
the larger states argued that because they had more residents, they should be allotted more
legislators to represent their interests.
Virginia Plan ANS >>Proposal to create a strong national government
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, New Jersey Plan ANS >>The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for equal
representation of each state in Congress regardless of the state's population.
What best describes the ideas and beliefs of federal and state sovereignty in the Virginia Plan?
ANS >>The Virginia Plan not only sought to give more representation to populous states, it also
advocated for a national government that would legislate for the states. Supporters of the
Virginia Plan believed that a strong national government was vital to the success of the United
States.
The motivation for those who introduced and promoted the Virginia Plan was: ANS >>To shift
more
power to the national government
In proposing the New Jersey Plan, its proponents were interested in what? ANS >>Maintaining the
structure of the Articles of Confederation and basing representation on the states
Resting at the heart of the debate over the Virginia and New Jersey plans was: ANS >>A
disagreement over the national government being representative of the people or of the states.
Which of the following accurately describes the outcome of the Great Compromise? ANS >>The
Great Compromise created a bicameral legislature.
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