The 'Great Compromise' (Connecticut Compromise) at the Constitutional Convention successfully resolved the deadlock between:
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Correct answer: Large and small states regarding representation in Congress
The compromise created a bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives based on population and a Senate with equal representation for each state. This satisfied both the large states, who favored the Virginia Plan, and the small states, who favored the New Jersey Plan.
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