MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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It established a faster process for passing national laws.
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It gave small and large states each an advantage in one house of the legislature.
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It gave both poor as well as wealthy citizens a role in enacting laws.
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It permitted African Americans and women a voice in government.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Finally, delegates made a “great compromise, ” to create a bicameral (two-house) legislature with the states having equal representation in the upper house or senate and the people having proportional representation in the lower house, where all money bills were to originate.
Detailed explanation-2: -Each state would be equally represented in the Senate, with two delegates, while representation in the House of Representatives would be based upon population. The delegates finally agreed to this “Great Compromise, ” which is also known as the Connecticut Compromise.
Detailed explanation-3: -Large states favored representation by population, while small states argued for equal representation by State. The “Great Compromise” allowed for both by establishing the House of Representatives, which was apportioned by populations, and the Senate which represented the states equally.
Detailed explanation-4: -Called the “Great Compromise” or the “Connecticut Compromise, ” this unique plan for congressional representation resolved the most controversial aspect of the drafting of the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-5: -The Founders of the U.S. established a bicameral legislature in order to create a separation of powers. At the constitutional convention, larger states (mostly in the South) and smaller states (in the North) began to quarrel over which should wield more power at the federal level.