Under the Great Compromise, how was representation allocated in the two houses?

• A. Equal representation in both houses
• B. Proportional representation in both houses
• C. Equal representation in one house and proportional representation in the other
• D. No representation in either house

Answer: (C)

A key idea here is balancing representation between the two houses. The result is a bicameral Congress with one chamber giving each state equal representation and the other based on population. In the Senate, every state has two senators, so smaller states have an equal voice with larger ones. In the House, seats are allocated by population, so larger states have more representatives. This setup reconciled the goals of equal-state protection with proportional, people-based representation.