At the Constitutional Convention what was the name given to the planet took elements of both in New Jersey and Virginia plans

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Ezra Tran

7 May, 05:59

At the Constitutional Convention what was the name given to the planet took elements of both in New Jersey and Virginia plans

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Brett Yates · Answer 1

It was the "Connecticut Compromise" that took elements of both in New Jersey and Virginia plans, which settled the issue of representation in the legislature in that called for two houses in the legislature: the Senate and the House of Representatives, with the Senate having a set number of representatives per state (which favored the smaller states), and the House having representatives based on state population size (which favored the larger states)

Jovanny Reed · Answer 2

The Connecticut Compromise is the plan that took elements of both in New Jersey and Virginia plans.