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At the Constitutional Convention, what did the Great Comprimise settled dispute over?

The Great Compromise proposed a compromise about the Congressional representatives. Should each state be represented equally? Or should the people be represented equally? This compromise set up the Senate in which each state was represented by two Senators. The House of Representatives is reflects the numbers of people in each state.

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The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, settled the dispute over the structure of the legislative branch at the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The main disagreement centered around how the states would be represented in Congress.

To understand this compromise, it's important to know that two plans were proposed: the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan. The Virginia Plan, supported by larger states, suggested a bicameral legislature where the number of representatives for each state would be determined by its population. On the other hand, the New Jersey Plan, favored by smaller states, proposed a unicameral legislature with equal representation for all states.

The Great Compromise, proposed by Roger Sherman of Connecticut, sought to find a middle ground between these two plans. It established the current structure of the U.S. Congress, with a bicameral legislature consisting of two chambers: the Senate and the House of Representatives.

In the Senate, each state would have an equal number of representatives, regardless of population. This satisfied the smaller states wanting equal representation. In the House of Representatives, the number of representatives would be based on each state's population, pleasing the larger states. This compromise aimed to balance the concerns of both large and small states and promote unity among the states in the new federal government.

So, to answer your question directly, the Great Compromise settled the dispute over the representation of states in the legislative branch at the Constitutional Convention.