Question

In what way did the Great Compromise help settle the divided views of delegates to the Constitutional Convention?

Answer 1

Answer:  The Great Compromise resolved the divided views about how representation in the legislature should be arranged.

Details:

The Great Compromise, arrived at during the United States Constitutional Convention in 1787, focused on  the representation of states in Congress. The Great Compromise successfully resolved a dispute between small population states and large population states.  Initially, the legislature was envisioned as a unicameral (one-chamber) body.  The large population states wanted representation in Congress to be based on a state's population size.  The smaller states feared this would lead to unchecked dominance by the big states; they wanted all states to receive the same amount of representation.  The Great Compromise created a bicameral (two-chamber) legislature.  Representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population.  In the Senate, all states would have the same amount of representation, by two Senators.