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I had to do an essay question about the Great Compromise. It asked, among other things, what were the terms of the Great Compromise. I put about the two houses, Senate and House of Representatives, and pretty much everything else. However my teacher counted off 20 points for not talking about the three branches of government and seperation of powers. I argued that both the New Jersy Plan and the Virgina Plan agreed in these areas, thus not being part of the compromise. She told me that it was an offical documented compromise, in which the terms were clearly stated about the three branches and such. I didn't really doubt that until I started looking up on the internet about the Great Compromise and found nothing about either the Judical or Executive branches. I'm sure that I just missed it in my sources, but I would love to have clarification.

2007-01-11 08:13:41 · 1 answers · asked by Oracle 2 in Politics & Government Government

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The Connecticut Compromise of 1787 in the United States, also known as the Great Compromise, was struck in the creation of legislative bodies. It joined the Virginia Plan, which favored representation based on population, and the New Jersey Plan, which featured each state being equal. Roger Sherman, from Connecticut, played a large role in constructing the Compromise, creating the Senate and House of Representatives.

It stated that there would be two houses: one in favor of the Virginia Plan, based on the population of the states, and the other in favor is the New Jersey Plan, where all states get an equal vote.

This was a big issue in the new United States. The small states, with low populations, wanted their voices in the governing of the US to equal to those of larger and more populated states like Virginia and New York. The Virginia plan wanted to have more representation because a larger percent of the US population was there. This way, they would have more control over what happened in America.

2007-01-14 03:32:07 · answer #1 · answered by az helpful scholar 3 · 0 0

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