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| connecticut compromise definitions | |||
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| # | Definition | Sets | |
| 1 | compromise agreement by states at the constitutional convention for a bicameral legislature with a lower house in which representation would be based on population and an upper house in which each state would have two senators | 23 sets | |
| 2 | agreement during the constitutional convention that congress should be composed of a senate, in which states would be represented equally, and a house, in which representation would be based on a state's population | 14 sets | |
| 3 | the compromise reached at the constitutional convention that established two houses of congress: the house of representatives, in which representation is based on a state's share of the u.s. population, and the senate, in which each state has two representatives. | 6 sets | |
| 4 | compromise agreement by states at the constitutional convention for a bicameral legislature with a lower house in which representation would be based on population and an upper house in which each state would have two senators. | 6 sets | |
| 5 | constitutional convention proposal that created a house proportionate to population and a senate in which all states were represented equally | 5 sets | |
| 6 | it created a bicameral, legislative body for the united states. was to work out the degree of representation each state would have in congress. after much arguing, the representatives decided that the virginia plan (a plan which was to be based on population) and the new jersey plan (a plan which called for equal representation) were to be combined. | 4 sets | |
| 7 | it was agreed that congress should be composed of two houses | 3 sets | |
| 8 | it gave each state equal vote in the uppoer house and proportional voting in the lower house. | 2 sets | |
| 9 | bicameral legislature; one house based on equal representation and the other based on population | 2 sets | |
| 10 | legislative branch-2 houses-one based on population, one based on equal representation | 2 sets | |
| 11 | a compromise between the virginia and new jersey plans that broke the deadlock over representation at the constitutional convention by providing for a bicameral legislature. large states would get their demand for representation based on population in the house of representatives, while every state, regardless of size, would have two senators, which pleased small states. | 2 sets | |
| 12 | agreement during the constitutional convention that congress should be composed of a senate, in which the states would be represented equally, and a house, in which representation would be based upon a state's population | 2 sets | |
| 13 | agreement between large and small states re representation in bicameral house - resulting in the current senate and house of representatives | 2 sets | |
| 14 | congress would consist of two house, one based on population and one based on a set number | 2 sets | |
| 15 | constitutional convention proposal that created a house proportionate to population and a senate in which all states were represent equally. proposed a congress along the lines we know today. small states were happy with equal representation in the senate and large states were happy with population representation in the house. | 2 sets | |
| 16 | a compromise adopted at the constitutional convention, providing the states with equal representation in the senate and proportional representation in the house of representatives. | 2 sets | |
| 17 | the compromise reached at the constitutional convention that established two houses of congress: senate and house of representatives | 2 sets | |
| 18 | the compromise agreement by the states at the constitutional convention for a bicameral legislature with a lower house in which representation would be based on population and an upper house in which each state would have two senators | 1 set | |
| 19 | this agreement ended weeks of stalemate at the constitutional convention. also known as "the great compromise," delegates roger sherman and oliver ellsworth proposed a bicameral legislature to reconcile the virginia plan and the new jersey plan for determining legislative representation in congress. | 1 set | |
| 20 | roger sherman and william johnson, bicameral, house of reps (lower house, representation based of state's share of population) and senate (upper house = representation) | 1 set | |
| 21 | the compromise reached at the constitutional convention that established two houses of congress: the house and the senate | 1 set | |
| 22 | agreed that congress should be composed of two houses; smaller senate would have the states represented equally; in the house, the representation of each state would be based upon its population | 1 set | |
| 23 | compromise agreement by states at the constitutional convention for a vicameral legislature with lower house in which representation would be based on population and an upper house in which each state would have two senators. | 1 set | |
| 24 | the compromise reached at the constitutional convention that established two houses of congress: the house of representatives, in which representation is based on a state's share of the u.s. population, and the senate, in which each state has two representatives | 1 set | |
| 25 | plan adopted at constitutional convention to provide for 2 chambers in congress - one representing states equally; the other on basis of their population | 1 set | |
| 26 | 2 houses in congress; senate and house | 1 set | |
| 27 | incomplete | 1 set | |
| 28 | deal made congress bicamer with representation in the senate based on equality and in the house based on population | 1 set | |
| 29 | combined the virginia & new jersey plans; created a bicameral legislature where each state received an equal vote in the upper house, and representation in the lower house was proportional to population | 1 set | |
| 30 | combonation of the new jersey plan and the virginia plan | 1 set | |
| 31 | set up a bicameral legislature in which the house of reps would be apportioned according to population and the states would be represented equally in the senate | 1 set | |
| 32 | advocated by roger sherman, proposed two independently-voting senators per state and representation in the house based on population | 1 set | |
| 33 | house of reps (population), senate (2 members from each state) | 1 set | |
| 34 | was the first great compromise of the constitutional convention | 1 set | |
| 35 | agreement during the constitutional convention that congress should be composed of a senate, in which states would be represented equally, and a house in which representation would be based on a state's population | 1 set | |
| 36 | the compromise reached at the constitutional convention that established two houses of congress: the house of representatives and the senate | 1 set | |
| 37 | the congress should be composed of two houses. in the smaller senate, the states would be represented equally and in the house the representation of each state would be based upon its population | 1 set | |
| 38 | compromise agreement by states ate the constitutional convention for a bicameral legislature with a lower house in which representation would be based on population and an upper house in which each state would have two senators. | 1 set | |
| 39 | legislative branch-2 houses-one based on population, one based on equal representation. also known as great compromise | 1 set | |
| 40 | agreement during the constitutional convention that congress should be composed of a senate, in which states would be represented equally, and a house, in which representation would be based on a state's population; combination of va & nj plans | 1 set | |