It solved the problem of representation in congress because the house of representatives was based on proportional representation (# of representatives based on population) which made the larger states happy and the Senate was based on equal representation (each state got two representatives) which made the small states happy. So each state was represented.
The Great Compromise (also known as the Connecticut Compromise) settled the debate over state representation in Congress.
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.
Representation in Congress
A bicameral legislature
The Great Compromise of 1787 (or Sherman's Compromise) was proposed by Roger Sherman. The Compromise was an agreement that defined the representation of each state in Congress/the House of Representatives.
By the congress of the U.S
By the congress of the U.S
the great compromise was primarily related to representation in congress
representation in Congress
The Great Compromise (also known as the Connecticut Compromise) settled the debate over state representation in Congress.
The "Great Compromise," literally.
Representation in Congress :)
The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, solved the issue of how the states were represented in congress. Resolved in the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the Great Compromise solved the problem of representation for smaller states by having Congress have two senators for the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives, based on population of the state.
states representation in congress
The issue of representation led to the Connecticut (or great) compromise.
states' representation in congress
The Great Compromise settled the dispute of state representation in the U.S. Congress. It was decided that representation in the U.S. House of Representatives would be proportional to population, while representation in the U.S. Senate would be equal among all states.