In 2012,the five smallest states held roughly 0.5 percent of the seats in the U.S.House of Representatives and 10 percent of the seats in the U.S.Senate.These differing levels of representation of the five small states were the result of which decision during the Constitutional Convention?

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The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, was reached during the Constitutional Convention in 1787. It established a bicameral legislature with representation in the House of Representatives based on a state's population and equal representation in the Senate with two senators per state. This compromise allowed for both small and large states to have some level of representation and power in the federal government. Thus, the differing levels of representation of the five small states in the House of Representatives and the Senate were the result of the Great Compromise.

In 2012,the Five Smallest States Held Roughly 0