Connecticut Compromise
which of these featured a two house legislature with the lowerr house based on population
Connecticut Compromise
Connecticut Compromise
Connecticut Compromise
Virginia Plan
The Connecticut Compromise proposed a bicameral legislature with two senators per state and a House of Representatives based on population.
The two house legislature was proposed by the Great Compromise/Connecicut Compromise. The Plan that recommended representation be determined by population was Virginia Plan, because they had a very large population, so a legislature based on population would give Virginia a lot of influence in the new nation.
Connecticut compromise
Roger Sherman
The Connecticut Compromise proposed a bicameral legislature with two senators per state and a House of Representatives based on population.
The continental congress couldn't decide upon a Senate based on population or an equal Senate with two representatives from each state. A compromise was made and to this day we have a bicameral legislature, the house of representatives ( population based ) and the Senate ( fixed amount of representatives ).
The three documents that proposed a two-house legislature with the lower house based on population are the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Connecticut Compromise (also known as the Great Compromise). The Virginia Plan, presented by James Madison, advocated for representation in the lower house to be based on state population. The New Jersey Plan countered with equal representation for states but ultimately, the Connecticut Compromise combined elements of both plans, establishing a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the House and equal representation in the Senate.