Question at position 5 The two plans that dominated discussion at the Convention were the _____ and _____ plans.Virginia, New JerseyMadison, ShermanWashington, MadisonConnecticut, VirginiaNew Jersey, ConnecticutBlackTom题目解析单项选择题
A
Virginia, New Jersey
B
Madison, Sherman
C
Washington, Madison
D
Connecticut, Virginia
E
New Jersey, Connecticut

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Question at position 5 The two plans that dominated discussion at the Convention were the _ and _ plans.Virginia, New JerseyMadison, ShermanWashington, MadisonConnecticut, VirginiaNew Jersey, ConnecticutBlackTom题目解析单项选择题

A

Virginia, New Jersey

B

Madison, Sherman

C

Washington, Madison

D

Connecticut, Virginia

E

New Jersey, Connecticut

BlackTom AI · Accepted Answer

The question asks which two plans dominated discussion at the Convention, filling the blanks with the two plans' names.
Option 1: Virginia, New Jersey. This pair corresponds to the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan, the two foundational proposals debated at the Constitutional Convention, one favoring proportional representation by state population and the other advocating equal representation for states. This is the historically correct pairing.
Option 2: Madison, Sherman. While James Madison was the principal author of the Virginia Plan and Roger Sherman contributed to the Connecticut Compromise, this combination does not match the widely recognized pair that dominated early discussion; it mixes individual contributors rather than naming the two competing plans.
Option 3: Washington, Madison. George Washington presided over the Convention, and Madison wrote the Virginia Plan, but this option names a person and a plan, not the two competing plans themselves, which is what the question asks for.
Option 4: Connecticut, Virginia. This suggests the Connecticut Plan (which evolved from the Connecticut Compromise under discussions) alongside the Virginia Plan, but it pairs plans in a way that doesn’t reflect the two primary competing plans named in most historical accounts.
Option 5: New Jersey, Connecticut. This would reference the New Jersey Plan and the Connecticut Plan (the Connecticut Compromise’s origin), yet the standard historic pairing of debates centers on the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan as the two dominant proposals.
Across options, the core misconception is attributing the dominant pairing to other combinations of plans or to mixes of plans and individuals, whereas the canonical duo discussed at the Convention is the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan. The correct option captures that historic pairing precisely, aligning with discussions of proportional representation versus equal representation and setting the stage for later compromises.

Question at position 5 The two plans that dominated discussion at the Convention were the _ and _ plans.Virginia, New JerseyMadison, ShermanWashington, MadisonConnecticut, VirginiaNew Jersey, ConnecticutBlackTom题目解析单项选择题

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