The Great Compromise, (or the Connecticut Compromise) of the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in essence saved the convention and created a new federal government. This compromise created a two-chamber legislature with
a. equal representation in both chambers from each state.
b. representation in both chambers determined by population of the state.
c. representation in one chamber determined by population of the state and in the other chamber by equal representation.
d. one chamber that had effective powers and the second chamber that acted as a figurehead for nobility.
e. each state determining the number of representatives that it will send.
ANS: C
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