Studied by 2 peopleVirginia Plan
A bicameral legislature based on population size; gave better and more proportional representation for larger states
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
The Great Compromise
a bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives (proportional to each state population) and Senate (equal representation for each state)
In the Great Compromise, the HOR’s members are elected by…
voting through elections.
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.
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