GREAT COMPROMISE
Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house
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GREAT COMPROMISE
Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation bas...
GREAT COMPROMISE
The agreement by which Congress would have two houses, the Senate (where each state gets equal representation-two senators) and the House of Repres...
VIRGINIA PLAN
The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for representation of each state in Congress in proportion to that state's share of the U...
NEW JERSEY PLAN
Opposite of the Virginia Plan, it proposed a single-chamber congress in which each state had one vote. This created a conflict with representation ...
NEW JERSEY PLAN
New Jersey delegate William Paterson's plan of government, in which states got an equal number of representatives in Congress
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
GREAT COMPROMISE | Compromise made by Constitutional Convention in which states would have equal representation in one house of the legislature and representation based on population in the other house |
GREAT COMPROMISE | The agreement by which Congress would have two houses, the Senate (where each state gets equal representation-two senators) and the House of Representatives (where representation is based on population). |
VIRGINIA PLAN | The proposal at the Constitutional Convention that called for representation of each state in Congress in proportion to that state's share of the U.S. population. |
NEW JERSEY PLAN | Opposite of the Virginia Plan, it proposed a single-chamber congress in which each state had one vote. This created a conflict with representation between bigger states, who wanted control befitting their population, and smaller states, who didn't want to be bullied by larger states. |
NEW JERSEY PLAN | New Jersey delegate William Paterson's plan of government, in which states got an equal number of representatives in Congress |