Which plan is sometimes referred to as the Great Plan?

• A. Connecticut Compromise
• B. New Jersey Plan
• C. Virginia Plan
• D. Articles of Confederation

Answer: (A)

Balancing representation between large and small states is the focus here. The Connecticut Compromise, also known as the Great Compromise, merged ideas from the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan to create a workable national legislature. It established a bicameral Congress: a Senate with two members per state to ensure equal state representation, and a House of Representatives with seats apportioned by population to reflect the size of each state. This blend resolved the central dispute at the Constitutional Convention about how states should be represented, making it possible to move forward with a functional framework for national government. The other options don’t fit because they either proposed a unicameral system with equal state representation (the New Jersey Plan), or called for representation based on population in a stronger central government without the equal-state feature (the Virginia Plan), and the Articles of Confederation created only a weak, loose confederation rather than a structured national legislature.