MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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Gave larger states highest representation in the lower house
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Gave larger states the lowest representation in the lower house
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Gave larger states no representation in the lower house
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Gave larger states representation in the lower house based on population size
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Detailed explanation-1: -The compromise provided for a bicameral federal legislature that used a dual system of representation: the upper house would have equal representation from each state, while the lower house would have proportional representation based on a state’s population.
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 Great Compromise settled the method of representation in the legislative branch. Small states wanted equal representation, and large states wanted representation based on population (equality by vote). Under the compromise, all states were represented equally in the Senate.