MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
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Both the House of Representatives and the Senate would be based on equal state representation
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Every state would receive the same number of members in the House of Representatives
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The House of Representatives would be based on proportional representation while the Senate would have equal state representation
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Connecticut would have the most representatives
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Detailed explanation-1: -The compromise provided for a bicameral legislature, with representation in the House of Representatives according to population and in the Senate by equal numbers for each state.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which of the following is a provision of the Connecticut Compromise? The House of Representatives would be proportional to population, but the Senate would represent each state equally.
Detailed explanation-3: -In the Senate, all states would have the same number of seats. On July 16, the convention adopted the Connecticut Compromise by a heart-stopping margin of one vote.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Connecticut Compromise (also known as the Great Compromise of 1787 or Sherman Compromise) was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation each state would have under the United States Constitution.