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What Agreement that in congress states should be represented equally in the senate and by population in the house?
Connecticut compromise
What agreement was reached with the Great Conpromise?
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.
Why did the Founding Fathers divide the Congress into two chambers?
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.
How did the great compromise satisfy both the small and the large states?
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.
What did the smaller states fear during the framing of the constitution that led to a series of compromise proposals?
During the framing of the Constitution, smaller states were afraid of not being equally represented. A compromise was to give each state to senators regardless of their size
What Agreement that in congress states should be represented equally in the senate and by population in the house?
Connecticut compromise
What agreement states that in congress states should be represented equally in the senate and by population in the house?
Connecticut Compromise
How would states be represented in congress under the jersey plan?
They would be represented equally.
What agreement was reache'd with the great compromise?
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.
What agreement was reached with the compromise?
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.
How did the two compromises reached during the constitutional convention satisfy compeeting groups?
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.
What plan proposed a unicameral congress in which the states would be represented equally?
New Jersey Plan
How would states be represent in congress under the new Jersey plan?
They would be represented equally.
What is a bicameral legislation?
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.
Which speakers idea about representation was actually included in the document that was written?
"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
Why did some people want representation to be based on population?
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.
How would states be represented in congress under new Jersey plan?
They would be represented equally.
