MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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establish the principle of popular sovereignty in the territories
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give Congress the exclusive right to declare war if the nation is attacked
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protect the interests of states with small populations and states with large populations
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provide for the indirect election of the president through the electoral college
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Compromise solved the issue of the representation of states by creating two houses. This is called a bicameral legislature. Delegates only narrowly accepted the proposal.
Detailed explanation-2: -Their so-called Great Compromise (or Connecticut Compromise in honor of its architects, Connecticut delegates Roger Sherman and Oliver Ellsworth) provided a dual system of congressional representation. In the House of Representatives each state would be assigned a number of seats in proportion to its population.
Detailed explanation-3: -The compromise was to have one house of Congress (the House of Representatives) base its representation on population (with each state having at least one representative) and for each state to have two senators in other house (the Senate) regardless of population. This compromise has worked for more than 200 years.
Detailed explanation-4: -Larger states wanted congressional representation based on population, while smaller states wanted equal representation. They met in the middle. Larger states wanted congressional representation based on population, while smaller states wanted equal representation. They met in the middle.