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The Great Compromise stated that representation in the House of Representatives should be determined through population. While the Senate would have an equal number of representatives from each state, the House of Representatives would include one representative for each 30,000 individuals in a state.
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Which plan settled the debate over state representation in Congress?
The Great Compromise (also known as the Connecticut Compromise) settled the debate over state representation in Congress.
Do the differences between the senate and the house of representatives ensure that the people are well represented?
Yes, Congress is determined based on population which brings equal representation while Senators offer each state 2 voices. Great!
The great compromise at the constitutional convention of 1787 contained a provision of?
A bicameral legislature
Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 adopted the Great Compromise to settle differences over?
Representation in Congress
How did the great compromise solve the problem of the representation in congress?
It solved the problem of representation in congress because the house of representatives was based on proportional representation (# of representatives based on population) which made the larger states happy and the Senate was based on equal representation (each state got two representatives) which made the small states happy. So each state was represented.
