Question 5

Question

What is the purpose of the Great Compromise?
Established the Electoral College
Established states representation in
Congress
Outlined amending the Constitution process

Answer 1

The purpose of the Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, was to establish how states would be represented in Congress. It created a bicameral legislature with two houses: the House of Representatives, where representation is based on population, and the Senate, where each state has equal representation (two senators per state). This compromise was crucial in balancing the interests of both larger and smaller states during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.