MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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large in population
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large in size
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slave states
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non slaves states
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Detailed explanation-1: -…a plan known as the Virginia, or large state, plan, which provided for a bicameral legislature with representation of each state based on its population or wealth.
Detailed explanation-2: -Who Supported the Virginia Plan? The Virginia Plan was supported by the larger states because of the resolution for proportional representation. This meant that the more people a state has, the more representatives it gets in the legislature.
Detailed explanation-3: -Another feature of this proposal was a bicameral legislature, in which representation would be proportional to a state’s population. Larger states favored this element of the plan.
Detailed explanation-4: -The plan called for a legislature divided into two bodies (the Senate and the House of Representatives) with proportional representation. That is, each state’s representation in Congress would be based on its population.