Large and small states
The Compromise called for Congress to consist of two houses instead of just one. One would give each state the same number of votes (Senate) the other would have votes determined by population. This tended to even out the voting strengths between the large and small states so that the larger states would not be able to impose their interests on the small states.
The most serious disagreement in the debate between large and small states at the Constitutional Convention was the issue of representation. Small states feared that their voices would be lost if representatives were chosen based on population, while big states didn't think it was fair that the small states would have as much influence as they had.
The Supremacy Clause grants supremacy to the United States Federal Government in any conflict between state and federal law. However, since the Federal Government has a limited mandate, the States still retain a large number of rights.
The Great Compromise, or the Connecticut Compromise, pleased both the small states and the large states because it gave them both the representation they wanted. In the lower house (the House of Representatives), the small states got the proportional representation they wanted. In the upper house (the Senate), the large states got the equal representation they wanted with every state getting two senators.
they both wanted representation from different people
one of the many problems that needed to be resolved was wether or not to make slavery legal.
The framers resolved the conflict between large and small states by creating a bicameral legislature with the House of Representatives based on population and the Senate with equal representation for each state. This compromise balanced the needs of both types of states in the lawmaking process.
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Virgina plan
The Connecticut Compromise or the Great Compromise of 1787 resolved the disagreement between small and large states by specifying proportional representation in the lower house of all states in the bicameral legislature. Similarly, all states would have equal representation in the upper house. This is reflected today in Congress, where each state has two Senators in the Senate and the House of Representatives has representative according to the numbers of people in the different districts of each state.
Virgina plan
Large states and small states
The smaller states thought power between the states should be equal. They were afraid of being over powered by the large states.