What agreement did the delegates @ the Constitutional Convention finally reach under the Great Compromise?????

Answer 1

It gave every state two senators but the number of representatives in the House was determined based on population.

This was a compromise because the small states wanted to make sure they were equally represented and not bullied by the large states (hence, every state, regardless of size gets two senators ... today, WY gets two, for their 300,000 people, CA gets two, for their 37 million people)

and

large states wanted to make sure they had influence based on their larger populations (today, WY has one representative, but CA has 53)

Answer 2

The Connecticut Compromise of 1787 in the United States, also known as the Great Compromise, was one of the most important compromises reached in the United States Constitution. It created a bicameral, legislative body for the United States. The Great Compromise was to work out the number of representation each state would have in Congress. After much arguing, the representatives decided that the Virginia Plan (a plan which was to be based on population) and the New Jersey Plan (a plan which called for equal representation) were to be combined. Roger Sherman (1721-1793) and Oliver Ellsworth, both from Connecticut, played a large role in constructing the Compromise, creating the Senate and House of Representatives.

The small states, with low populations, wanted their voices in the governing of the US to equal those of larger and more populated states like Virginia and New York. The more populous states, like Virginia, wanted representation in proportion to population. This way, they would have more control over what happened in America.

This resulted in a compromise that ended in the creation of the House of Representatives which was what the larger states wanted and the Senate which placated the smaller ones. Two representatives per state in the Senate and representatives according to population in the House. This also led to the Three-Fifths Compromise which gave slave owning states (whose populations of whites were low) the right to count each slave in their state as three-fifths of a person.

In the end, the compromise gave states with larger populations slightly more representation, without drowning out the voices of smaller states

Answer 3

Hmmm . . . a little behind on the homework, are you?

The Great Compromise allowed states with small populations to have greater power in the U.S. Senate -- where each state has two Senators, but allowed the states with large populations to have greater power in the U.S. House of Representatives, where each State has proportional representation based on its population.

So, for example, here's how it works today. Both Wyoming and California each have 2 Senators. But Wyoming only has 1 House Member; California has 52 House Members.

Answer 4

It gave two senators to each state regardless of the population. This was a compromise because the small states wanted equal representation as to the large states.
It is said today to be flawed because it really is not equal. California with millions of residents gets two senators, as does the state of Wyoming, with only a couple hundred thousand citizens.

Answer 5

An agreement not to do each other's homework.

Answer 6

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