Connecticut Compromise
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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.
Connecticut Compromise
Connecticut Compromise
Connecticut Compromise