Question

Which of the following best describes the Great Compromise?

A.
Only three-fifths of slaves in the southern states would be counted in the population used to assign the number of representatives in Congress.
B.
Congress would hold the power to levy taxes, but the individual states would determine how the taxes would be collected and paid to the federal government.
C.
The president would be indirectly elected by a super-majority (three-fifths) vote of the state legislatures.
D.
The states' representation in the lower house of the legislature would be divided according to population, and all states would be represented equally in the upper house.

Answer 1

D.

Explanation:

the Senate where each state has two Senators, and the House of Representatives where each state has a number of Representatives based on population.