Question

How did the great compromise settle a debate?

Answer 1

Both the Big States and Little States had a win-win situation where they would have two houses in the Legislature- The Senate which will be equal (2 people from each state) and The House of Representatives which will be based on population.

Little States wanted everything equal since their population was smaller than bigger states and the big states wanted things based off on population.

Answer 2

It satisfied both of the parties' wants. It established two houses of Congress; one based on population (to satisfy the Virginia Plan), the House of Representatives, and the other, the Senate, that gave two representatives per state regardless of its population (to satisfy the New Jersey Plan or the Small States Plan).

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