Question

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

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

B) The number would be chosen by state governors.

C) Each state would be given equal representation..

D) Each state legislature would determine the number of representatives.

Answer 1

C. Each state would be given equal representation. That is why the current senate only has 2 representatives from each state.

Answer 2

The correct answer is C) Each state would be given equal representation.

The Great Compromise was the compromise made at the Constitutional Convention that would help to solve the issue of representation in Congress. This compromise included two elements.

1) The number of representatives from each state in the House of Representatives would be determined by a state's population.

2) Each state would have 2 representatives in the Senate, regardless of population.

This is still the structure we have in our government today.