The Conneticut Compromise
The Connecticut Compromise established a bicameral legislature. Roger Sherman had already proposed a 2-house legislature; however, his idea specified that membership in both houses would be based on population.
A bicameral legislature
A bicameral legislature
A bicameral legislature
A bicameral legislature
The Great Compromise or the Connecticut Compromise.
The proposal to form a bicameral congress instead of a unicameral one was proposed in the Virginia Plan. It was drafted by James Madison in 1787.
Generally speaking, a legislative body comprise of two legislative chambers or houses is referred to as being bicameral in nature. Specifically, the bicameral legislative body within the United States of America is called Congress. The bicameral legislative body within the United Kingdom of Britain is called Parliment.
No. A two-house legislature is called a bicameral legislature. Please note that "bicameral" is an adjective, not a noun.
The legislature being designed was the US Congress, at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The compromise set up a two-house (bicameral) legislature with a separate Senate and House.
The Connecticut Compromise proposed a bicameral legislature with two senators per state and a House of Representatives based on population.
"The Great Compromise" that made the legislature a bicameral branch.