The agreement over state representation in Congress was reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, resulting in the Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise. This plan established a bicameral legislature with the House of Representatives representing states based on population, and the Senate providing equal representation with two senators per state. This compromise balanced the interests of both large and small states, allowing for a fairer legislative process.
The agreement over how states would be represented in congress was known as the constitutional convention. Its sole purpose is to write a new constitution or revise it.
They would be represented equally.
They would be represented equally.
New Jersey Plan
we would have one house congress and we would have to have people vote for us
The agreement under the Great Compromise of 1787 was that all states would be equally represented in the Senate and they would be proportionally represented in the House of Representatives. This system still occurs today as each state is represented by two Senators and the numbers of House of Representatives is chosen by the population of the state.
The agreement under the Great Compromise of 1787 was that all states would be equally represented in the Senate and they would be proportionally represented in the House of Representatives. This system still occurs today as each state is represented by two Senators and the numbers of House of Representatives is chosen by the population of the state.
how was the constitutional convention of state representation settled
The Connecticut Compromised settled the question of how states would be represented in Congress. The Compromise was that Congress would be made up of two houses, one in which each state was represented equally, and one in which each state was represented according to its population.
Smaller states would have more power because the New Jersey Plan called for a unicameral or one-house congress where all states were represented equally.
( How states would be represented in Congress )The large and small states conflicted during the writing of the constitution on the issue of representatives in Congress. The large states, having a larger population, wanted the number to bo based on state population. Knowing the smaller states would have fewer representatives, the smaller states wanted the number to be equal among all states.To solve this, the compromise was that House of Representatives, one branch of congress would be on population. The other, Senate, would be equal.
The agreement under the Great Compromise of 1787 was that all states would be equally represented in the Senate and they would be proportionally represented in the House of Representatives. This system still occurs today as each state is represented by two Senators and the numbers of House of Representatives is chosen by the population of the state.