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Yes and No the Senate has equal representation with two senators and an amount of representatives based on the population of the states.
So for example: The state of Alaska has 3 total electoral votes, 2 from senators and 1 from the house of representatives, due to Alaska having a a very low population.
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How is each state's representation in the senate determined?
It is based on equal representation for each state.
Did Delaware support the New Jersey Plan?
probably because he was from Massachusetts and he believed in equal representation.
What are the advantages of the people of the house of rep and senate?
The advantages of having two houses of congress the Senate and the House of Representatives is that it helps the checks and balances system. It also acts as a compromise between large and small states, and allows for equal representation of each state with two Senators for each state as well as equal representation for each citizen with the number of Representatives for each state in the House of Representatives being decided by the population of each state.
How did the delegates to the convention resolve tensions between large and small states?
By making representation in the House of Representatives proportionate to population and representation in the Senate equal for each state
How did the great compromise solve the problem of the representation in congress?
It solved the problem of representation in congress because the house of representatives was based on proportional representation (# of representatives based on population) which made the larger states happy and the Senate was based on equal representation (each state got two representatives) which made the small states happy. So each state was represented.
How is each state's representation in the senate determined?
It is based on equal representation for each state.
How is each state representation the senate determined?
It is based on equal representation for each state.
How is each states representation in senate determined?
It is based on equal representation for each state.
How is state representation determined?
Representation in the Senate is equal between all states. Each state gets two senators.
What were Benjamin Franklin's views on representation equal or based on population?
Benjamin Franklin believed each state should have equal representation.
Is is the representation be based on population or be equal for each state?
virginia plan
In what chamber does each state have equal representation?
In the U.S Senate, each state has two representatives.
What a proposal had a two legislature one with equal representation for each state and one with representation based on population?
The Great Compromise
This document proposed an upper house with equal representation for each state?
Connecticut compromise
Did Delaware support the New Jersey Plan?
probably because he was from Massachusetts and he believed in equal representation.
Did The New Jersey plan propose a system of equal representation for each state in Congress?
yes
How did small states want to base representation in Congress?
Small states wanted representation in Congress to be equal for all states regardless of their size or population, because they felt each state was an equal partner in the new nation and feared that they would be outvoted in Congress by larger states if representation were based on population alone. The legislature would consist of two house : a House of Representatives, with membership based based on state population, and a Senate, with each state receiving two members. This agreement became known as the Connecticut Compromise.
