In 2012,the Five Smallest States Held Roughly 0

question 77

Multiple Choice

In 2012,the five smallest states held roughly 0.5 percent of the seats in the U.S.House of Representatives and 10 percent of the seats in the U.S.Senate.These differing levels of representation of the five small states were the result of which decision during the Constitutional Convention?

• A)the New Jersey Plan
• B)the Virginia Plan
• C)the Three-Fifths Compromise
• D)the Great Compromise
• E)the Separation of Powers

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Definitions:

Correlated

A statistical relationship indicating that two variables move in relation to each other, either positively or negatively.

Relationship

How two or more entities, things, or persons relate to each other, or their state of linkage.

Predict

To declare or indicate an event, condition, or result in the future, typically based on observation, experience, or scientific reasoning.

Representative Sample

A smaller portion of a population that accurately represents the characteristics of the whole population.