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The plan that called for equal representation in Congress is known as the New Jersey Plan. Proposed during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the New Jersey Plan advocated for a unicameral legislature in which each state would have equal representation, regardless of size or population. This was in contrast to the Virginia Plan, which proposed a bicameral legislature with representation based on population. Ultimately, the compromise reached was the Great Compromise, which created a bicameral legislature with the House of Representatives based on population and the Senate with equal representation for each state.
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CoachThe New Jersey Plan suggested that the states should have an equal number of representitives. The Virginia Plan said the the number of representatives should be based on the state's population. Roger Sherman proposed that the Senate would have an equal number of representatives and the House of Representatives would have one representative for every 30,000 residents. This plan satisfied all of the states and became known as the Great Compromise.
The New Jersey Plan. Ultimately the Connecticut Compromise was reached, which was a combination of the New Jersey Plan which wanted states to be represented equally, and the Virginia Plan which wanted proportional representation by state population.
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This state's plan called for a one house legislature with equal representation from all of the states?
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..
What plan called for states to be represented on the basis of teir population in both houses of government?
The big state plan, or the Virginia plan called for states to be represented based on population, because Virginia as a state with a large population would consequently gain considerable influence under their own plan.
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 compromise made both sides of argument happy at the constitutional convention?
The Connecticut Compromise (Also called the Great Compromise) settled the arguments between the two sides as the Constitutional Convention. It was a good even between the New Jersey and Virginia Plan, but more so favored the Virginia Plan. It included that the House of Representatives would have proportional representation, and that the Senate would have equal representation.
What factors made the Great Compromise necessary?
The Great Compromise combined the New Jersey Plan and the Virginia Plan. The New Jersey Plan wanted governmental representation independent on population, therefore the representation would be the same for every state. The Virginia Plan wanted representation to be based on population, therefore some states would have more representation than others. The Great Compromise combined the two, and created the Congress we have today. The Senate is independent of population, and the House of Representatives is based on population.
