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What plan called for states to be represented on the basis of teir population in both houses of government?
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∙ 9y agoThe New Jersey plan called for equal representation in congress, while the Virginia plan called for representation by population. The Connecticut Compromise eventually won out, with congress as it is today.
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∙ 6y agoWhen the United States Constitution was being drafted in 1787, the New Jersey Plan was an option proposed by William Paterson, a New Jersey delegate. The Plan called for only one house of Congress with each state to have one vote in Congress instead of the number of votes being based on population. The New Jersey Plan was made as an alternative to the Virginia Plan, which provided for a central government with representation by population.
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∙ 9y agoThe state's plan that called for equal representation in the legislative body was Virginia. This plan was known as the Virginia Plan.
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∙ 9y agoIt was the Virginia Plan, written by James Madison, that called for representation based on a state's population. Smaller states were opposed to the plan.
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∙ 15y agoVirginia
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What agreement was reached with the Great Conpromise?
In 1787, the delegates agreed that congress was to be divided into two houses: The House of Representatives - representation determined by population (called the lower louse) The Senate - all states having two representatives (called the upper house) This system still occurs today.
What document proposed that both houses of congress would be based on population?
The Virginia Plan proposed that both houses of Congress would be based on population.
What is a large group of houses called?
a row
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It's called "House Flipping".
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the yuroks house was made out of redwood trees
what are the two bicameral legislature houses of your government called?
The two houses of the legislative branch of the US government are the House of Representatives and the Senate. These two houses together are referred to as Congress. Each U.S. state is represented in the House in proportion to its population. Each U.S. state is represented in the Senate by two senators, regardless of population.
Why did some people want representation to be based on population?
With regard to representation in the House of Representatives, states are represented according to their populations. Representation in the Senate is based on 2 delegates per state, regardless of population.
What plan proposed that both houses of congress would be based on population?
The Senate is not based on population. Each state is represented by 2 Senators.
What are the houses in federal government called?
its called the hotel matignon
What are the 2 houses of federal government called?
In Australia-there are two types of federal houses in government-the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Who or what is represented by the two houses in the state?
The congress is represented by the two houses of the state: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
What is the two houses of government combined called?
A bicameral legislature.
What was a government made up of two houses called in ancient Rome?
There was not a name for a government made up of two houses in ancient Rome because Rome did not have this type of government.
What did the states with small population want?
The states with small population wanted the same amount of representatives in the government. The states with larger population wanted to have more say in the government because they had more people. So they compromised and Then there were 2 houses of government.
Which branch is made up of two groups called houses?
The legislative branch of the US government is made up of two groups called houses. These houses are the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Which plan called for two houses with representation based on population?
The Virgina Plan
What were the agreements made in the Great Compromise?
The agreement made in the Great Compromise was that the American government would agree to have two houses of Congress. These houses were the Senate of each state and the House of Representatives.
