A bicameral legislature in which one house would be based on proportional representation and the other house would feature equal representation was a feature of the ______.

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The Connecticut Compromise, also known as the Great Compromise, proposed a bicameral legislature with one house, the House of Representatives, based on proportional representation and the other house, the Senate, featuring equal representation for all states. This compromise helped to settle the debate over representation between larger and smaller states during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. The New Jersey Plan proposed equal representation in a unicameral legislature while the Virginia Plan proposed proportional representation in a bicameral legislature. The Annapolis Compromise was a precursor to the Constitutional Convention and called for a meeting to discuss commercial issues among the states.

A Bicameral Legislature in Which One House Would Be Based