Question
Why were small states opposed to representation by population?
They wanted a different Congress than the Articles of Confederation called for.
They did not oppose it, they actually supported this idea.
They did not care if their people were represented.
They were afraid the national government would be dominated by states with larger populations
They wanted a different Congress than the Articles of Confederation called for.
They did not oppose it, they actually supported this idea.
They did not care if their people were represented.
They were afraid the national government would be dominated by states with larger populations
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Small states were opposed to representation by population because they were afraid the national government would be dominated by states with larger populations. They worried that this would lead to the interests and needs of smaller states being overlooked or overridden by the larger states. This concern was a key factor in the debates during the Constitutional Convention, leading to the compromise that created a bicameral legislature with both equal representation (in the Senate) and representation based on population (in the House of Representatives).