Question

Describe how the debate over representation led to the creation of Congress.

Answer 1

Answer:

There were two competing plans for the creation of Congress in the early days of the United States. The Virginia Plan based representation on population, which would advantage the more populous states, while the New Jersey Plan would advantage the smaller states due to each having the same representation. The compromise was the Connecticut Plan, which created a bicameral legislature that took each plan and put it into effect in one half of the overall branch of government.

Answer 2

A debate over whether states would be equally or proportionally represented led to the creation of Congress.

At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates had to decide on how states would be represented in Congress.

There were two competing plans which were the Virginia plan and the New Jersey plan.

• the Virginia plan favored the larger and more populous states as it called for proportionality based on population
• the New Jersey plan was advantageous to smaller states as it called for equal representation

In the end a compromise was reached in the form of the Connecticut plan which combined both the New Jersey and Virginia plans to create Congress as we know it with:

• Senate having equal representation
• House of Representatives being based on population

In conclusion, the argument over representation led to the bicameral Congress that we know today.

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