Connecticut Compromise
The two house legislature was proposed by the Great Compromise/Connecicut Compromise. The Plan that recommended representation be determined by population was Virginia Plan, because they had a very large population, so a legislature based on population would give Virginia a lot of influence in the new nation.
which of these featured a two house legislature with the lowerr house based on population
The Connecticut Compromise made a bicameral legislature, combining ideas from the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan.
The framers made a compromise so that one house in the legislature would give all states an equal vote while the other house would be determined by the population of a state. It is called the Great Compromise of 1787.
The Congress under the Virginia plan would have been a unicameral legislature with representation based on a state's population like the House of Representatives that we have today.
The Connecticut Compromise proposed a bicameral legislature with two senators per state and a House of Representatives based on population.
Virginia Plan
The Connecticut Compromise proposed a bicameral legislature with two senators per state and a House of Representatives based on population.
Roger Sherman
The two house legislature was proposed by the Great Compromise/Connecicut Compromise. The Plan that recommended representation be determined by population was Virginia Plan, because they had a very large population, so a legislature based on population would give Virginia a lot of influence in the new nation.
which of these featured a two house legislature with the lowerr house based on population
The Connecticut Compromise established a bicameral legislature. Roger Sherman had already proposed a 2-house legislature; however, his idea specified that membership in both houses would be based on population.
The Connecticut Compromise made a bicameral legislature, combining ideas from the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan.
The Connecticut Compromise proposed a bicameral legislature with two senators per state and a House of Representatives based on population.
The three documents that proposed a two-house legislature with the lower house based on population are the Virginia Plan, the New Jersey Plan, and the Connecticut Compromise (also known as the Great Compromise). The Virginia Plan, presented by James Madison, advocated for representation in the lower house to be based on state population. The New Jersey Plan countered with equal representation for states but ultimately, the Connecticut Compromise combined elements of both plans, establishing a bicameral legislature with proportional representation in the House and equal representation in the Senate.
Connecticut Compromise
Connecticut Compromise