How did the Great Compromise settle the problem of representation in Congress?(1 point)

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It gave each state two senators and a number of representatives based on population.
It gave each state two senators and a number of representatives based on population.

It made all states pay the same in federal taxes.
It made all states pay the same in federal taxes.

It allowed all states to have equal numbers of representatives in Congress.
It allowed all states to have equal numbers of representatives in Congress.

It gave each state two representatives in the Senate and two representatives in the House of Representatives.

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The correct response is:

It gave each state two senators and a number of representatives based on population.

This arrangement was part of the Great Compromise (also known as the Connecticut Compromise) during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, which established a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate and proportional representation in the House of Representatives.