The delegates solved this baffling riddle by deciding that all states would enjoy equal representation in the Senate {a sop to small states} while representation in the House of Representatives would be proportionate to each state's population {a sop to large states}. This broke the deadlock, though the Senate's composition introduced a lasting political bias in American life in favor of smaller states.
( Ron Chernow )
[ Alexander Hamilton ]
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