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Which delegate proposed that representation in Congress be split into two houses?

A) Benjamin Franklin
B) James Madison
C) Roger Sherman
D) Govenor Morris

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Answer: C) Roger Sherman

Explanation: Roger Sherman

Roger Sherman, a delegate from Connecticut, proposed a legislature with two parts; states would have equal representation in the Senate, and the population of states would determine representation in the House of Representatives.

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It was "Robert Sherman" who proposed that representation in Congress be split into two houses--in what became known as the Connecticut Compromise, which settled the issue of representation in the legislature in that called for two houses in the legislature: the Senate and the House of Representatives, with the Senate having a set number of representatives per state (which favored the smaller states), and the House having representatives based on state population size (which favored the larger states).
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