The United States Constitution established this system through the Great Compromise (or Connecticut Compromise) during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. This compromise created a bicameral legislature with an upper house, the Senate, granting each state two equal votes, and a lower house, the House of Representatives, where representation is based on population. This balance aimed to satisfy both smaller and larger states regarding legislative representation.
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