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States have equal representation in the Senate, where there is a set amount of representatives for each state, rather than a varied number by population.

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What events lead to the great compromise?

The issue of representation led to the Connecticut (or great) compromise.


What document proposed a two-house legislature with the upper house having equal representation for each state.?

Connecticut compromise


What two groups settled their argument with the Great Compromise?

The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, settled the argument between the large states and the small states during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Large states favored representation based on population, while small states wanted equal representation for each state. The compromise established a bicameral legislature, with proportional representation in the House of Representatives and equal representation in the Senate. This arrangement balanced the interests of both groups and was crucial for the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.


Where did states have representation that was proportional to their population under the Connecticut Compromise?

The compromise provided for a bicameral federal legislature that used a dual system of representation: the upper house would have equal representation from each state, while the lower house would have proportional representation based on a state's population.


The Connecticut Compromise at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 succeeded in?

The compromise offered a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and representation based on population in the House of Representatives- giving shared power to both large and small states in the new government.

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Under the Connecticut Compromise where did states have equal representation?

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What events lead to the great compromise?

The issue of representation led to the Connecticut (or great) compromise.


What document proposed a two-house legislature with the upper house having equal representation for each state.?

Connecticut compromise


How did the Great Compromise please both small and large states?

The Great Compromise, or the Connecticut Compromise, pleased both the small states and the large states because it gave them both the representation they wanted. In the lower house (the House of Representatives), the small states got the proportional representation they wanted. In the upper house (the Senate), the large states got the equal representation they wanted with every state getting two senators.


This document proposed an upper house with equal representation for each state?

Connecticut compromise


Which plan proposed a two house legislature with the upper house having equal representation for each state?

Connecticut CompromiseUr welcome...


Where did states have representation that was proportional to their population under the Connecticut Compromise?

The compromise provided for a bicameral federal legislature that used a dual system of representation: the upper house would have equal representation from each state, while the lower house would have proportional representation based on a state's population.


The Connecticut Compromise at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 succeeded in?

The compromise offered a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and representation based on population in the House of Representatives- giving shared power to both large and small states in the new government.


What was the plan that gave smaller states equal representation with larger states?

The New Jersey plan called for equal representation in congress, while the Virginia plan called for representation by population. The Connecticut Compromise eventually won out, with congress as it is today.


How did the great compromise persuade small states to join the union with large states?

equal representation


What was the solution to the problem of representation at the conventioon called?

The solution to the problem of representation at the convention was the creation of the Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise. This compromise established a bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives based on population size and a Senate with equal representation for each state.


Explain how the dispute between the Virginia plan and New Jersey plan was settled?

They were brought together by the great Connecticut compromise, which allowed for the senate to have equal representation through all the states and the house of representatives to be made up of few people and the more people in a state the more representatives they were allowed to have.