United States Constitution
equal representation between states
Not EqualFirst of all, the Senate and the House of Representatives are NOT equal. The Senate gives all states only 2 representatives. The House has representatives based on a state's population. This happened because of the Great Compromise of 1787, which was made by Roger Sherman after small and large states had arguments over government state representation.
The smaller states followed the "Connecticut Plan" which, as opposed to the larger states' preference, the "Virginia Plan," made plans for a unicameral body in which all states had equal representation - today known as the Senate. The Virginia Plan, on the other hand, was favored by the larger states because it stated that larger populations would equal greater representation in Congress - today known as the House of Representatives.
The Great Compromise provided a bicameral legislature with both a representation based on population (the House of representatives; which appealed to larger states), and an equal representation (the Senate; which appealed to smaller states, with lower populations).
The two states that played a significant role in leading to the Great Compromise were Virginia and New Jersey. The Virginia Plan proposed a bicameral legislature with representation based on population, favoring larger states, while the New Jersey Plan advocated for a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state, favoring smaller states. The resulting Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, created a bicameral legislature with a House of Representatives based on population and a Senate with equal representation from each state. This compromise was crucial in balancing the interests of both large and small states during the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
Type your answer here.Which plan called for two houses in the legislature, one where states would have equal representation and one where representation would be in proportion to population..
equal representation between states
I assume you are referring to how the states are represented in the federal legislature. The small states wanted equal representation; that is, they wanted all states, regardless of population size, to have the same number of votes in the congress. The large states argued in favor of proportional representation, where votes would be apportioned by the size of the population. The compromise was, of course, to have a bicameral legislature, one with two houses, one having proportional representation, the other having equal representation.
It was the New Jersey Plan that proposed the idea of an unicameral legislature with equal representation. It was ultimately rejected.
The Virginia Plan proposed a bicameral legislature, which would consist of two houses with representation based on population, favoring larger states. In contrast, the New Jersey Plan proposed a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state, which was more favorable to smaller states. Most states in the U.S. currently have a bicameral legislature, similar to the Virginia Plan, except for Nebraska, which has a unicameral legislature.
Equal representation by population in a one house legislature.
New Jersey plan
During the Constitutional Convention, small states wanted equal representation regardless of population size, advocating for each state to have the same number of representatives in Congress. This was exemplified by the New Jersey Plan, which proposed a unicameral legislature with equal representation for all states. In contrast, large states favored representation based on population, as proposed in the Virginia Plan, believing that this would ensure that their larger populations had a proportional influence in the legislative process. This conflict ultimately led to the Great Compromise, establishing a bicameral legislature with both equal and proportional representation.
The Great Compromise, also known as the Connecticut Compromise, combined the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan. The Virginia Plan proposed a bicameral legislature with representation based on population, favoring larger states. In contrast, the New Jersey Plan called for a unicameral legislature with equal representation for each state, benefiting smaller states. The compromise established a bicameral legislature with the House of Representatives based on population and the Senate providing equal representation for all states.
They supported a government that had equal representation for all states and had a one house legislature so states with more population wouldn't get more representation in the government
The system that featured a one-house legislature in which all states were equal is the Articles of Confederation. Under this framework, each state had one vote in Congress, regardless of its population or size, leading to a unicameral legislature. This structure aimed to ensure equal representation among the states but ultimately proved ineffective in addressing various governance challenges.
The Great Compromise settled the method of representation in the legislativebranch (the US Congress). Small states wanted equal representation(equality by state), and large states wanted representationbased on population (equality by vote). ... In the House of Representatives, representation was based on population.