Which plan created our current two-chamber system with the Senate and House, upper chamber equal representation and lower by population?

Which plan created our current two-chamber system with the Senate and House, upper chamber equal representation and lower by population?

• A. Connecticut Compromise
• B. Great Compromise
• C. New Jersey Plan
• D. Virginia Plan

Answer: (B)

The plan that created our two-chamber Congress, with an upper chamber that has equal representation for each state and a lower chamber based on population, is known as the Great Compromise, also called the Connecticut Compromise. It combined the Virginia Plan’s idea of proportional representation in a lower house with the New Jersey Plan’s idea of equal representation in an upper house. The result is the Senate, with two members per state, and the House of Representatives, whose size is based on population. This compromise resolved the dispute between large and small states and established the structure we use today.

The plan that created our two-chamber Congress, with an upper chamber that has equal representation for each state and a lower chamber based on population, is known as the Great Compromise, also called the Connecticut Compromise. It combined the Virginia Plan’s idea of proportional representation in a lower house with the New Jersey Plan’s idea of equal representation in an upper house. The result is the Senate, with two members per state, and the House of Representatives, whose size is based on population. This compromise resolved the dispute between large and small states and established the structure we use today.