1. During the Constitutional Convention, which plan of government proposed a legislature made up of one house, each state getting equal representation?

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Steven Mcmahon

23 October, 07:09

1. During the Constitutional Convention, which plan of government proposed a legislature made up of one house, each state getting equal representation?

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Juliana Scott · Answer 1

When the delegates to the Philadelphia Convention convened in May of 1787 to recommend amendments to the Articles of Confederation, one of the first issues they addressed was the plan for representation in Congress. This question was especially contentious, and kept the delegates embroiled in debate and disagreement for over six weeks. One group of delegates believed that they were not authorized to change the "federal" representational scheme under the Articles of Confederation,