During the Constitutional Convention, large states such as Virginia argued that:

A. a state's congressional representation should be based on its geographic size.

B. each state should decide for itself the number of representatives it has.

C. all states should have same number of congressional representatives.

D. a state's congressional representation should be based on its population.

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Nathanael Garrison

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1 November, 16:25

During the Constitutional Convention, large states such as Virginia argued that:

A. a state's congressional representation should be based on its geographic size.

B. each state should decide for itself the number of representatives it has.

C. all states should have same number of congressional representatives.

D. a state's congressional representation should be based on its population.

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Izabella Peters · Answer 1

During the Constitutional Convention, large states such as Virginia argued that " D. a state’s congressional representation should be based on its population," since the larger physical states tended to have larger populations.