Question

What was the Great Compromise of 1787? What did it do to Congress?

Answer 1

Answer:  The Great Compromise resolved a dispute over representation between large-population states and small population states.  It created a bicameral legislature with different rules for representation in each chamber.

Explanation/detail:

The Great Compromise was a measure decided during the United States Constitutional Convention in 1787.  The Great Compromise resolved a dispute between small population states and large population states.  The large population states wanted representation in Congress to be based on a state's population size. (This was the essence of the Virginia Plan.) 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.  (This was the New Jersey Plan.)

The Great Compromise (aka Connecticut Compromise) created a bicameral (two-chamber) legislature, with different rules for representation in each chamber. 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.

Answer 2

it's also known as the Connecticut Compromise. this Compromise was an agreement when the large and small states could not come to a conclusion. the small states wanted equal representation in Congress while the larger states wanted it to be done by population. this Compromise was split Congress into two house. the Senate (for the smaller states) was equal representation each state got 2 senators. while the House of Representation (for the larger states) was represented by population.