Why did the great compromise and the three-fifths compromise involve so much debate and discussion? the states were not ready to give up all of their independence. the states believed the articles of confederation were adequate. each state was looking out for its personal interests and needs. each state was certain that cooperation would lead to mutiny.

The great compromise and the three-fifth compromise involve so much debate and discussion because each state was looking out for its personal interest and needs.

The great compromise addresses the issues of representation  

The great compromise is also referred to as the Connecticut compromise, Sherman compromise or the great compromise of 1787. It’s an agreement that was made between small and large states as to the number of representatives that each state would have under the US constitution, including the legislature.

The agreement was made in 1787. This compromise was the outcome of the debate among the small and large state delegates as to the number of representatives that should come from each state. As a result of the heated debate, two-chamber congress was created.

The house of representatives was also created and its creation was determined by each states population. The great compromise agreement maintained the bicameral legislature. However, the senators to represent each state at the uppers were changed to two.  

The three-fifth compromise sought for more electoral power to the southern states.

At the 1787 constitutional convention, an agreement was reached by state delegates. This agreement is known as the three-fifth compromise. Based on the compromise, for the purpose of taxation and representation, American slaves would be counted as three-fifth of a person.

The three-fifth agreement gave more electoral power to southern states. However, this would not have been the case if the population of slaves were out rightly ignored.

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The Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise involve so much debate and discussion as Each state was looking out for its personal interests and needs.(c)

Further Explanations:

Both the Comprises were presented in the Constitutional Convention of the United States held in 1787 and were centering at the representation of each State in Congress.

“Great compromise” was a compound representative plan that integrated the states through a constitutional convention. The principal motive of the promise was to substitute the “Article of Confederation”. The minor states feared that this would lead to unrestricted dominance of the  big states.They emphasized on equal  representation of each State.  The Compromise created a bicameral legislature in which  representation for “House of Representatives”was based on the populace and two Senators from each State.

“Three-Fifths Compromise”  was the pronouncement presented in the convention conferring to which it was discussed that the slaves should be counted or not.  In the case of tax policy and representation purposes, it was argued  whether slaves should be counted  in the populace figures or not as they were not measured as the citizens of the nation.  The compromise stated that three out of each five slaves will be counted while determining a state's populace and how many seats will  receive in the “House of Representatives”.The conclusion was that three out of each five slaves were reckoned a third more seat was granted  to Southern States in the Congress.

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Grade: High school

Subject: US History  

Chapter: Great compromise

Keywords: Constitutional Convention, United States, Three-Fifths Compromise, tax  , bicameral legislature, resident, Southern States, Great compromise, Article of Confederation, Congress,House of Representatives,

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