Of the questions raised at the Constitutional Convention about the establishment of a national legislature, which was the most difficult to resolve?
A) Should a limit be placed on the number of terms that members of the Senate may serve?
B) Should the states have proportional representation or equal representation in the Senate?
C) Should the government have a bicameral legislature?
D) Should a branch of the legislature be elected directly by the people?

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The question of whether the states should have proportional representation or equal representation in the Senate was the most difficult to resolve. Small states favored equal representation, while large states favored proportional representation based on population. The Great Compromise, which established a bicameral legislature with the House of Representatives having proportional representation and the Senate having equal representation, was ultimately reached as a solution.

Of the Questions Raised at the Constitutional Convention About the Establishment