Question

What was the purpose of the Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)?



Hints:

Purpose: the reason why something exists or is done; the goal of something.
Compromise means an agreement between two sides.
Group of answer choices

To prevent the creation of a national government

To create a two-part Congress with both population-based and equal representation

To make the president a king

Answer 1

Correct answer: To create a two-part Congress with both population-based and equal representation.

Brief explanation: The Great Compromise (Connecticut Compromise) resolved the dispute between large and small states at the Constitutional Convention by establishing a bicameral legislature: the House of Representatives apportioned by population and the Senate with equal representation for each state. The other choices are incorrect.