Do you think the Great Compromise created a functional and fair representative congress?

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Braxton Lambert

Social Studies

6 August, 11:13

Do you think the Great Compromise created a functional and fair representative congress?

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Alivia Hayes · Answer 1

This question is based off of your own opinion, so I'll give you some basic information and also my opinion.

The Great Compromise was a Compromise between two different plans for the government: The New Jersey plan and the Virginia plan. The main difference between the two is how the states are represented. The Virginia plan wanted states to have votes proportional to their population in Congress. The New Jersey wanted all states to have equal votes.

In the end, they compromised by saying the Senate would follow the New Jersey plan, and the House of Representatives, the Virginia plan. The Senate would have more power than the House of Representatives.

Personally, I think the Great Compromise created a functional and fair representative Congress, because it gave all states a voice in Congress, and didn't give some lots more power than others. It also gave the people some power with the Virginia plan, with the Representatives being based off of population.