Michigan M-STEP Grade 8 Social Studies Practice Questions - Michigan Student Test Of Educational Progress Grade 8 Social Studies Assessment Exam

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During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, delegates resolved the debate between large and small states over legislative representation through the Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise). How did this compromise structure the U.S. Congress?

It established a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and representation by population in the House. It created a unicameral legislature where each state received representation based solely on its geographic land area. It gave the President the power to personally appoint all members of both houses of Congress. It required all national laws to be approved by a direct popular vote of American citizens.

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It established a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and representation by population in the House.

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