The Connecticut compromise effectively addressed the two governments principles of majority rule with minority protections by establishing two houses of the legislature--one would have a set number of representatives regardless of state size (the Senate) while another would have representatives based on population size (the House). <span />
The Constitution has three main functions. First, it creates a national government consisting of a legislative, an executive, and a judicial branch, with a system of checks and balances among the three branches. Second, it divides power between the federal government and the states.
