The Great Compromise combined these two plans creating our current legislature with two houses, one based on population and elected by the people.
Henry Clay, The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1820
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.
what were 3 key provisions of the great compromise.
The Great Compromise was signed in 1787 after the propositions of the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan
It is called a compromise. Examples are the Great Compromise, and the Three-Fifths Compromise.
connecticut compromise
It was called "The Great Compromise" and settled the composition of the new US Congress under the Constitution (1787).
The Great Compromise (also known as the Connecticut Compromise) settled the debate over state representation in Congress.
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Compromise
That compromise is known as the Great Compromise.
Henry Clay, The Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1820
The Great Compromise allowed the framers of the Constitution to create a Congress that would represent both large and small states fairly. It is also known as the Connecticut Compromise.
The Connecticut Compromise established the bicameral composition of the Legislative Branch. It is also known as the Great Compromise of 1787 or Sherman's Compromise.
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.
Conneticut Compromise
The Connecticut Compromise, also known as the Great Compromise of 1787 or Sherman's Compromise