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In debates leading up the the Three-fifths Compromise southern states argued that?

Slaves should be counted when counting a state’s population to determine representation in congress


What were some major issues of debate while the constitution was being developed?

One issue that was very important to the constitutional delegates involved how strong the Federal government should be. Another crucial issue was how to determine the number of representatives each state would have in the Legislature.


Why did the Constitutional Convention of 1787 agreed to create a bicameral legislature?

The framers agreed to create the United States Senate and House of Representatives as a compromise. During the Constitutional Convention, framers disagreed on whether or not the legislative branch of government should represent the states equally or based on population. As such, the Senate has an equal number of 2 representatives for each state, and the House of Representatives has a certain number of representatives for each state depending on population.


Edmund Burkes idea of representatives as trustees was based on the claim that?

representatives should follow their own judgment of the public interest


The Great worked out how representation in congress would be determined?

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.