An atrial septal defect (ASD) is an opening or hole in the wall that separates the two upper chambers of the heart.This wall is called the atrial septum. The hole causes oxygen-rich blood to leak from the left side of the heart to the right side.n atrial septal defect (ASD) is an opening or hole in the wall that separates the two upper chambers of the heart.
The Connecticut Compromise (also known as the Great Compromise of 1787 or Sherman's Compromise) was an agreement that large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States Constitution.
Events Leading Up to the Connecticut Compromise What would the United States be today if the original 13 states never came to an agreement on the Constitution? This was nearly the case during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, because the states could not agree on how the legislative branch of the government should look. But thanks to the Connecticut Compromise, this was not a long-lived problem. Before we learn more about what the Connecticut Comprise is, let's look at the situation that led up to it. The Framers of the Constitution had already agreed that they would have a bicameral, or two-house, legislative branch.