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Basically it was a compromise between the larger states that wanted congressional representation to be based on population, and the smaller states that wanted congressional representation to be equal among the states irrespective of population. The compromise resulted in our current form of government with the members of the House of Representatives being apportioned according to population and the members of the Senate being apportioned at two per state.
The process of redetermining how many representatives each state gets is known as the United States congressional appointment. This appointment process is based on the overall population distribution throughout the country.
The House of Representatives is based on population and the senate is the same for all the states 2 per state.
A congressional session describes the period for which the American federal legislature convenes. Furthermore they are also special Congressional sessions, such as the emergency convening of the legislature.
The Virginia Plan proposed that both houses of Congress would be based on population.