What was the “great compromise” in drafting the new constitution?

a. a plan to create new states in the northwest

b. a plan to create a unicameral federal legislature

c. a plan to limit slavery in the northwest

d. a plan for states’ representation in congress

e. a plan to create a federal judiciary with state nominees

answer; /// the above statement is (false); the smaller states objected to the virginia plan because they would have fewer votes that the larger states;

basic principles: federalism, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, representative democracy, limited government, rule of law, individual rights and responsibilities, consent of the governed, majority rule, popular sovereignty, equal protection.