Connecticut compromise
In 1787, the delegates agreed that congress was to be divided into two houses: The House of Representatives - representation determined by population (called the lower louse) The Senate - all states having two representatives (called the upper house) This system still occurs today.
They wanted to make sure that people were being represented fairly and equally. That is why the membership of the US Senate is made of up two Senators from each state regardless of population/size and the US House of Representatives is made up of 435 members from different districts within a state based on the states population.
The Great Compromise settled the method of representation in the legislative branch (the US Congress). Small states wanted equal representation (equality by state), and large states wanted representation based on population (equality by vote). Under the compromise, all states were represented equally in the Senate. This made the smaller states happy. In the House of Representatives, representation was based on population. This pleased the bigger states.
The New Jersey Plan suggested that the states should have an equal number of representitives. The Virginia Plan said the the number of representatives should be based on the state's population. Roger Sherman proposed that the Senate would have an equal number of representatives and the House of Representatives would have one representative for every 30,000 residents. This plan satisfied all of the states and became known as the Great Compromise.
Connecticut compromise
Connecticut Compromise
They would be represented equally.
The agreement under the Great Compromise of 1787 was that all states would be equally represented in the Senate and they would be proportionally represented in the House of Representatives. This system still occurs today as each state is represented by two Senators and the numbers of House of Representatives is chosen by the population of the state.
The agreement under the Great Compromise of 1787 was that all states would be equally represented in the Senate and they would be proportionally represented in the House of Representatives. This system still occurs today as each state is represented by two Senators and the numbers of House of Representatives is chosen by the population of the state.
The Connecticut Compromised settled the question of how states would be represented in Congress. The Compromise was that Congress would be made up of two houses, one in which each state was represented equally, and one in which each state was represented according to its population.
They would be represented equally.
New Jersey Plan
a reflection of federalism. each of the states is equally represented in the senate and each is represented in line with its population in the house.
"The national Congress should consist of two houses: one in which representation is based on population, and one in which states are equally represented." This answer is based on Castlelearning.com
With regard to representation in the House of Representatives, states are represented according to their populations. Representation in the Senate is based on 2 delegates per state, regardless of population.
The agreement under the Great Compromise of 1787 was that all states would be equally represented in the Senate and they would be proportionally represented in the House of Representatives. This system still occurs today as each state is represented by two Senators and the numbers of House of Representatives is chosen by the population of the state.