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Connecticut Compromise

The Connecticut Compromise of 1787 in the United States was struck in the creation of legislative bodies. It joined the Virginia Plan, which favored representation based on population, and the New Jersey plan, which featured each state being equal.

The compromise proposed two houses: a lower house which was elected in proportion to population, and an upper house, where each state, regardless of size, would have equal representation. This resulted in the current U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate, respectively.

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