Connecticut Compromise

Riley Loper

Mr. Gage

EC Government

3 October 2016

Connecticut Compromise

        Have you ever thought about how the government was created, who gave up rights, and what compromises were made? There were many events that led to the greatest compromise in American history. This compromise is called the Connecticut Compromise. It is the reason that America is what it is today. There were three plans: The Virginia Plan, The New Jersey Plan, and The Connecticut Compromise. There are many important parts of this compromise; there are the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the President.

        The Virginia plan is also known as the large state plan. They wanted a strong central government, a bi-cameral legislature, and the two chambers elect the president. The population was a big factor, and the lower house elects the upper house.

        The New Jersey Plan is also known as the small state plan. They wanted to enhance the National government to raise taxes, the remaining power to go to the states, and a unicameral legislature. They also want to have to president to be elected by the legislature and the National laws to be supreme.

        The Connecticut Compromise is also known as the Great Compromise. They wanted a bicameral legislature, the house of Representatives are going to be based on districts based on same populations, each state gets two votes, and the president is elected by an electoral college.

        One of the reasons the compromise is so great is the House of Representatives. The amount of representatives is based on districts. Districts are based on population, one of the great problems of all the other plans. The large states wanted the governments to be based on population. This is one of the reasons why they added this into the compromise. The House of Representatives is what made the large states happy.