At the Philadelphia Convention, the Proposed Plan to Create a Congress

question 94

Multiple Choice

At the Philadelphia Convention, the proposed plan to create a Congress where representation was distributed according to population was called the ________.

• A) Virginia Plan
• B) Mason Proposal
• C) New Hampshire Plan
• D) Morris Plan
• E) New Jersey Plan

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Definitions:

Law Merchant

The customs or rules established by merchants to resolve disputes that arose between them, and that were later applied by Common Law judges in cases that came before their courts.

Commercial Matters

Issues or affairs related to commerce, trade, and business activities.

Legislation

Laws or statutes that have been enacted by a governing body to regulate, authorize, sanction, grant, declare, or restrict various actions.

Royal Assent

The formal approval by a monarch to a bill that has passed both houses of parliament, turning it into law.