The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, was named after the state of Connecticut and established a bicameral legislature in which the House of Representatives would be based on population, while the Senate would have equal representation with two senators from each state. This compromise was crucial to the Constitutional Convention as it reconciled the divergent interests of large and small states, enabling the creation of a balanced federal government that could satisfy both factions and promote unity among the states.
Explain the great compromise. what state was the plan named for? what was included in the compromise? why was this compromise so important to the constitutional convention? in two sentences
1 answer