Great Compromise

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The Great Compromise was the 1787 agreement at the U.S. Constitutional Convention that created a bicameral legislature by combining proportional representation in the House of Representatives with equal representation for each state in the Senate.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional compromise
event in 1787
historical agreement
aimedToResolve representation dispute between large and small states
alsoKnownAs Connecticut Compromise
linked to: Great Compromise

Sherman Compromise
appliesToJurisdiction federal government of the United States
category Political compromises in the United States
United States constitutional history
conflict interests of less populous states
interests of populous states
country United States of America
describedIn records of the Constitutional Convention of 1787
determined equal representation of states in the Senate
proportional representation in the House of Representatives
facetOf drafting of the United States Constitution
structure of the United States Congress
hasCause conflict between large and small states
dispute over representation in Congress
hasEffect increased likelihood of Constitution’s ratification
reconciliation of Virginia Plan and New Jersey Plan
hasHistoricalPeriod Early national period of United States history
hasPart provision for population-based representation in the House
provision for two senators per state
revenue bills to originate in the House of Representatives
influenced Article I of the United States Constitution
apportionment of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives
composition of the U.S. Senate
influencedBy New Jersey Plan
Virginia Plan
legalForm constitutional arrangement
location Independence Hall
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia
mainSubject legislative representation
partOf United States Constitutional Convention
pointInTime 1787
result creation of a bicameral legislature
establishment of the House of Representatives
establishment of the United States Senate
significance foundation of the U.S. legislative structure
key turning point of the Constitutional Convention
significantParticipant Oliver Ellsworth
Roger Sherman
delegates from large states
delegates from small states
temporalContext Framing of the United States Constitution

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Constitutional Convention compromisePlan Connecticut Compromise
linked to: Great Compromise
Roger Sherman notableWork Sherman Compromise (Connecticut Compromise)
linked to: Great Compromise
Roger Sherman proposed Connecticut Compromise
linked to: Great Compromise
Great Compromise alsoKnownAs Connecticut Compromise
linked to: Great Compromise
Virginia Plan ledTo Connecticut Compromise
linked to: Great Compromise
New Jersey Plan influencedCompromise Connecticut Compromise
linked to: Great Compromise
United States Senate createdBy Connecticut Compromise
subject linked to: Senate
linked to: Great Compromise
Philadelphia Convention compromiseReached Connecticut Compromise
linked to: Great Compromise
Sherman Compromise hasAlias Great Compromise of 1787
linked to: Great Compromise
Sherman Compromise hasAlias Connecticut Compromise
linked to: Great Compromise
Paterson Plan influenced Connecticut Compromise
linked to: Great Compromise
Paterson Plan relatedTo Connecticut Compromise
linked to: Great Compromise
Randolph Plan inspiredCompromise Connecticut Compromise
linked to: Great Compromise