Topic > Advantages and Disadvantages of the Great Compromise

6 principles of the Constitution were: popular sovereignty, limited government, separation of powers, checks and balances, judicial review, and federalism. One of the 6 principles is popular sovereignty and the electoral college system is at odds with this idea. The Great Compromise created two senates and house rule, where the number of houses is proportional to the state's population and each state gets two senates. This system is contrary to the idea of ​​popular sovereignty since the president can be elected without obtaining a majority of votes. People in smaller states have more voting power, which leaves people in larger states voiceless. One of the reasons the Framers incorporated this system was because they didn't completely trust regular people to make the decision. The people have influence and power to decide the president, but not directly. Our direct influence is to elect the House of Representatives to represent you. Although people are foolish and ignorant and tend to make biased decisions, this constituency does not fully represent the majority of people and is against the 6 principles of the Constitution. If the Constitution cannot satisfy the 6 fundamental principles, it obviously cannot satisfy everyone's needs. The fact that a minority has greater power does not demonstrate the idea of ​​popular sovereignty. The Great Compromise led to the creation of a stable and reliable government, but it also gave birth to a stable and reliable government