Constitutional Convention: The Great (Connecticut) Compromise
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Virginia Plan
**A bicameral legislature based on population size**; gave better and more proportional representation for larger states
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New Jersey Plan
Practically same as in the AOC; **a unicameral legislature, one vote per state**; favorable to smaller states who didn’t want to be dominated by the larger states
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The Great Compromise
a **bicameral legislature** with a House of Representatives **(proportional to each state population)** and Senate **(equal representation for each state)**
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In the Great Compromise, the HOR’s members are elected by…
voting through elections.
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In the Great Compromise, the senators…
WERE to be the elite appointed by state legislatures. Now, they’re the elite, but directly elected through their constituents.