The Great Compromise
A) was advanced by the delegates from Georgia.
B) proposed a bicameral legislature with equal representation in the Senate.
C) was presented too late to be considered.
D) was proposed by Texas.
E) proposed a unicameral legislature in which each state would have one vote.

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The Great Compromise proposed a bicameral (two-house) legislature with equal representation in the Senate, which was advanced by the delegates from Connecticut. This compromise resolved the issue of representation in the legislative branch at the Constitutional Convention in 1787. Option A, C, D, and E are incorrect statements.