Under the Great Compromise, how would the number of representatives in the House of Representatives be determined?

The number would be determined by state governors.

Each state legislature would determine the number of representatives.

The number would be determined by the population of each state.

Each state would be given equal representation.

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Bridger Mullen

24 September, 13:12

Under the Great Compromise, how would the number of representatives in the House of Representatives be determined?

The number would be determined by state governors.

Each state legislature would determine the number of representatives.

The number would be determined by the population of each state.

Each state would be given equal representation.

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Marlon Oneill · Answer 1

The answer is "The number would be determined by the population of each state" for the House of Representatives, while in the Senate, each state contributed exactly two members.

Demarcus Dyer · Answer 2

Under the Great Compromise, the number of representatives in the House of Representatives would be determined by the population of each state.

Explanation:

The Great Commitment of 1787 originated in the creation of legislative bodies. It unified the Virginia Plan that favored population-based representation, and the New Jersey Plan, which listed each state as an equal.

It established a bicameral system: one chamber in favor of the Virginia Plan, the House of Representatives, based on the population of the States, and the other in accordance with the New Jersey Plan, the Senate, by which all States voted in equality.