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 />
Although historians often speak of a “Populist movement” in the 1880s, it wasn't until 1892 that the People's or Populist Party was formally organized. The Omaha Platform, adopted by the founding convention of the party on July 4, 1892, set out the basic tenets of the Populist movement.
<span>He thought it would be a good idea for people to give up their liberties.</span>
