According to the Virginia Plan, states with a large population would have more representatives than smaller states. Large states supported this plan, while smaller states generally opposed it. Under the New Jersey Plan, the unicameral legislature with one vote per state was inherited from the Articles of Confederation.
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The representation was based on the states population and the amount of money it gave to support the central government.
The Virginia Plan would have disadvantaged them since representation would be contingent on population.
States with more residents would have benefited, because the Virginia Plan for Congress would have given states representation strictly on the basis of population. But under the Connecticut Compromise, the legislature was made bicameral, with only the House being apportioned by population, and under the 3/5 Compromise, the total numbers of slaves was not counted either.
The smaller states opposed the Virginia Plan due to issues Federalism and representation. Many of them were anti-Federalist, and they worried that states with larger populations would hold all the power.
Basically, smaller states had little representation in the national government. Since population determined representation in the Virginia Plan, smaller states felt that they would lose substantial power in the nation government.
Representation should be determined by population. While the New Jersey plan proposed representation would be equal for all states. :)
The Virginia Plan basically was the idea that representation should be based solely on population. While this would be great for the largely populated big states, small states like Delaware and New Jersey would receive far less representation in Congress.
The smaller states opposed the Virginia Plan due to issues Federalism and representation. Many of them were anti-Federalist, and they worried that states with larger populations would hold all the power.
The states would be represented based on their population.
When writing the US Constitution, the New Jersey plan for the US legislature would have given each state equal representation without regard to population. This would give greater influence to citizens of the less populous states than a legislature apportioned by population (both houses under the Virginia Plan). Under the Connecticut Compromise (The Great Compromise), states have equal representation in the Senate but apportioned representation in the House of Representatives.*The unicameral plan previously used under the Articles of Confederation gave each state one vote in the legislature, which proved extremely problematic in practice.
Large states wanted to base representation in Congress on population. Smaller states supported the New Jersey Plan, which would have allowed each state to have an equal vote.