The Great Compromise, agreed upon during the Constitutional Convention, ________.
The Great Compromise, agreed upon during the Constitutional Convention, ________.
The correct option is B established a two-house legislative branch of government.
The Connecticut Compromise was an agreement that large and
small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part
defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have
under the United States Constitution. The legislature would have two houses.
One would be directly elected by the people and the second would selected by
the first house from people nominated by the state legislatures. The Great
Compromise combined these two plans creating our current legislature with two
houses, one based on population and elected by the people and the other house
allowing two senators per state being appointed by state legislatures.
The Connecticut Compromise was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution. The legislature would have two houses. One would be directly elected by the people and the second would selected by the first house from people nominated by the state legislatures. The Great Compromise combined these two plans creating our current legislature with two houses, one based on population and elected by the people and the other house allowing two senators per state being appointed by state legislatures.
