<P> After six weeks of turmoil , North Carolina switched its vote to equal representation per state and Massachusetts abstained , and a compromise was reached , being called the `` Great Compromise . '' In the `` Great Compromise , '' every state was given equal representation , previously known as the New Jersey Plan , in one house of Congress , and proportional representation , known before as the Virginia Plan , in the other . Because it was considered more responsive to majority sentiment , the House of Representatives was given the power to originate all legislation dealing with the federal budget and revenues / taxation , per the Origination Clause . </P>
<P> After six weeks of turmoil , North Carolina switched its vote to equal representation per state and Massachusetts abstained , and a compromise was reached , being called the `` Great Compromise . '' In the `` Great Compromise , '' every state was given equal representation , previously known as the New Jersey Plan , in one house of Congress , and proportional representation , known before as the Virginia Plan , in the other . Because it was considered more responsive to majority sentiment , the House of Representatives was given the power to originate all legislation dealing with the federal budget and revenues / taxation , per the Origination Clause . </P>
what compromise required the combination of the new jersey and virginia plan
what compromise required the combination of the new jersey and virginia plan
the `` Great Compromise
the `` Great Compromise