The Great Compromise established what?

• A. A single-chamber parliament
• B. A two-house legislature with equal representation in one house and proportional representation in the other
• C. A three-branch system
• D. A strong executive council

Answer: (B)

Balancing representation in Congress is the key idea here. The Great Compromise created a two-house legislature: in the lower house, representation is based on population, so larger states have more members; in the upper house, each state has two senators, giving every state equal representation. This blends the proportional approach favored by larger states with the equal-representation approach favored by smaller states, resolving a major clash at the Constitutional Convention. It doesn’t establish a single-chamber parliament, nor a three-branch system or a strong executive council.