The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, was reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which balanced the needs of both large and small states. It established a bicameral legislature, with the House of Representatives based on population and the Senate granting equal representation to each state with two senators. Additionally, the Three-Fifths Compromise addressed the issue of slavery by counting three-fifths of the enslaved population for taxation and representation purposes. These compromises were crucial in facilitating the ratification of the Constitution by addressing the diverse interests of the states.
The Constitution was written to take effect as soon as Washington was sworn in as the first President.
The Connecticut Compromise was reached at the Constitutional Convention that took place in 1787. It was a compromise regarding the representation each state was entitled to under the US Constitution.
The compromise that was reached over the issue of slave trade was "Three-Fifths Compromise's.
The Connecticut Compromise was reached at the convention regarding slavery
The compromises that the Northern and Southern states reached were the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise.~A.K. =)
The Bill of Rights was proposed by James Madison and he is considered the "author" of the Bill of Rights. But it was influenced by other members of the Constitutional Convention. The Anti-Federalists, including Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, Patrick Henry, and others, demanded that a Bill of Rights be included in the new Constitution. They threatened to withhold ratification of the Constitution unless a Bill of Rights was added. A compromise was reached and the Constitution was ratified and the First Congress approved ten of the twelve amendments proposed by Madison.
The "Great Compromise," literally.
It is called a compromise. Examples are the Great Compromise, and the Three-Fifths Compromise.
The central conflict of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 was how representation in the US Congress was going to be determined. The combating sides were states with large populations vs states with smaller populations. Eventually, a compromise was reached, which is known as the Great Compromise.
It was called the Connecticut Compromise. In 1787, at the Constitution Convention, this compromised was reached in which a bicameral legislature was accepted, where there would be a Senate and a House of Representatives.
The compromise was known as the Connecticut Compromise. They reached this compromise by the delegates debating and then they came up with a legislature with two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate. This is all about my homework ! lol ! i need help too !
I believe it is called the three fifths compromise.