21. How did the Great Compromise resolve the dispute on representation between small states and large states?(1 point)

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Sherman's committee proposed the creation of changing the Articles of Confederation with the Bill of Rights. This pleased the Federalists and Anti-Federalists.
Sherman's committee proposed the creation of changing the Articles of Confederation with the Bill of Rights. This pleased the Federalists and Anti-Federalists.

Sherman's committee proposed the creation of a two-house legislature where members of the House of Representatives would be elected by popular vote and members of the Senate would have two senators.

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The correct response is: Sherman's committee proposed the creation of a two-house legislature where members of the House of Representatives would be elected by popular vote and members of the Senate would have two senators.

This compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, effectively balanced the interests of both small and large states by providing proportional representation in the House based on population and equal representation in the Senate, with each state having two senators.