According to the Great Compromise, representation in Congress would be apportioned through a bicameral legislature with two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The House of Representatives' seats would be based on proportional representation according to each state's population, giving more populous states more representatives. The Senate, on the other hand, would provide equal representation for each state, with every state having two senators regardless of population size. This compromise balanced the interests of both large and small states and was agreed upon during the 1787 Constitutional Convention.
