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The Great Compromise settled which key issue at the Constitutional Convention?
The Great Compromise settled the dispute of state representation in the U.S. Congress. It was decided that representation in the U.S. House of Representatives would be proportional to population, while representation in the U.S. Senate would be equal among all states.
Who first drafted the ERA passed by the Senate in Day in 1972?
The Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) was first drafted by Alice Paul in 1923. It aimed to guarantee equal legal rights for all American citizens regardless of sex. The amendment was eventually passed by the Senate in 1972, but it required ratification by three-fourths of the states to become part of the Constitution.
Who wrote the ERA passed by the senate in march 1972?
The original Equal Rights Amendment was written in 1923 by a leader of the Suffrage Movement, Alice Paul. It was introduced and passed the House and Senate in 1972 but was never ratified.
How did the Great Compromise please both small and large states?
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.
Do state legislatures choose members of the us senate?
The 17th Amendment gave the people the power to directly elect their Senators, versus allowing a legislature to elect them. The 17th Amendment gave the people the power to directly elect their Senators, versus allowing a legislature to elect them.
How could you change equal representation in the senate?
No amendment could change equal representation in the senate without
What article says that no amendment may deprive a state of its equal representation in the senate?
Article V - last clause "no State, without its Consent, shall be deprived of its equal Suffrage in the Senate."
Article Five identifies two matters that are beyond the Amendment process what are they?
Commerce between the states, and a state's representation in the senate
Did northerners favor the tallmadge amendment proposed that Missouri be admitted as a free state?
They were in favour. The House of Representatives passed the amendment - here,northern states had a majority as they had more representatives due to their larger populations.In the Senate,where representation between Free and Slave states was balanced,the bill admitting Missouri as a state was passed without the amendment.
What is a word that means a change to the constitution?
two-thirds of the House of Representatives and Senate must vote to change the constitution. then the amendment must be revised by the judicial branch to make sure that the amendment is constitutional
All state are represented equally in the?
Senate. Every state has two senators, and this can't be changed without a constitutional amendment; and in this special case, it would require UNANIMOUS consent to change the "2 senators per state" rule.
Representation in the Senate is based on population.?
Representation in the US senate is not based on population. Each state has two senators. The House's representation is based on population.
In which house of Congress does each of the 50 states have equal representation?
The Senate.
Representation in this House is equal?
The senate
Amendment making senate elections popular?
The Sevnteenth Amendment
Which house of congress is base on equal representation?
The Senate is the house of Congress that is based on equal representation. The House of Representatives is numbered based on the population of the state but the Senate has equal representation for even states with a lower population.
The US senate represents what right?
Representation
