Question

how the Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan resulted in the Connecticut Compromise and describe the concept of a bicameral legislature.

Answer 1

The Connecticut Compromise represents the bringing together of two plans: one presented by the representatives from New Jersey and the other from the representatives in Virginia. The Virginia Plan called for representation of Congress based on state population only. That is, the higher a state’s population, the more representatives it would get. The Virginia Plan also proposed a bicameral legislature. This means that Congress would be composed of two houses. In contrast, the New Jersey plan called for a unicameral (or one house) legislature where representation for the states is equal, regardless of population. The Compromise brought these two plans together. The legislatures of the House of Representatives and the Senate compose the United States Congress, and they both have a different style of representation. The House of Representatives representation is based on population, and the Senate has a consistent number of representatives from each state (2) regardless of size.

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Answer 2

The Connecticut Compromise represents the bringing together of two plans: one presented by the representatives from New Jersey and the other from the representatives in Virginia. The Virginia Plan called for representation of Congress based on state population only. That is, the higher a state’s population, the more representatives it would get. The Virginia Plan also proposed a bicameral legislature. This means that Congress would be composed of two houses. In contrast, the New Jersey plan called for a unicameral (or one house) legislature where representation for the states is equal, regardless of population. The Compromise brought these two plans together. The legislatures of the House of Representatives and the Senate compose the United States Congress, and they both have a different style of representation.

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