Question

The Great Compromise (also known as the Connecticut Compromise) solved the problem of :

• A. How many houses the legislative branch would have, and if representation would be proportional or equal.
• B. Northern states who wished to ban slavery disagreeing with Southern states who desired to retail slavery
• C. The question of whether to add a stronger executive branch to the government
• D. The question of whether to add a judicial branch to the government
• E. The ability of the government to retain a standing army in peacetime

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

How many houses the legislative branch would have, and if representation would be proportional or equal.

The Great Compromise settled the method of representation in the legislative branch. Small states wanted equal representation , and large states wanted representation based on population (equality by vote). Under the compromise, all states were represented equally in the Senate.