the legislative branch. or maybe the powers of the big states versus the powers of the small states.
it determined that the legislative branch would be split into two houses. The House of Representatives was created to please the large states and give them power. The Senate was created to please the small states and give them power.
The Great Compromise
The compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention is known as the Great Compromise, or the Connecticut Compromise. It established a bicameral legislature, with the House of Representatives based on population and the Senate providing equal representation for each state. This compromise balanced the interests of both large and small states in the new government structure.
in the USA the Great Compromise occured in July 1787
Yes, the terms "Connecticut Compromise" and "Great Compromise" are appropriate as they both refer to the same agreement that established a bicameral legislature, balancing the interests of large and small states. The term "Three-Fifths Compromise," often labeled a "sectional compromise," accurately reflects the contentious agreement between northern and southern states regarding the counting of enslaved individuals for representation and taxation. Both terms highlight the compromises made to address differing regional interests during the Constitutional Convention.
Compromise of 1787 (the Great Compromise)
The Great 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.
The Connecticut Compromise is what established that the house of representatives would be based on population. This is also sometimes called the Great Compromise.
The Connecticut Compromise established the bicameral composition of the Legislative Branch. It is also known as the Great Compromise of 1787 or Sherman's Compromise.
A two-house (bicameral) federal legislature made up of an upper and lower house.
A two-house (bicameral) federal legislature made up of an upper and lower house.
He proposed the Great Compromise.
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The great Compromise, or Connecticut Compromise, set up Congress by havin a fight.
The Great Compromise addressed the issue of representation in the legislature. New Jersey favored a set number of representatives regardless of population. Virginia favored a population based system. The Great Compromise established a two body Legislative Branch of Federal government.
The Great Compromise is all the branches separated, the Exuecutive, the Judicial, and the Legislative. They all have their own jobs. The reason why they are separated is that they need to control or check each others power. They can't have too much.
Connecticut Compromise