In the Great Compromise, the framers decided to apportion the House of Representatives on the basis of population and the Senate on the basis of equal representation.

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This statement is true. The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, was a solution reached at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that established a bicameral legislature. The House of Representatives would be based on population, while the Senate would have equal representation with two Senators per state.

In the Great Compromise, the Framers Decided to Apportion the House