Question

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

Answer 1

Answer: D.a state’s congressional representation should be based on its population.

During the Constitutional Convention, one of the topics that were discussed was the way in which seats in Congress were going to be assigned. There were several different strategies that gained traction. However, larger states such as Virginia argued that a state's congressional representation should be based on its population. This would give an advantage to densely populated states.

Answer 2

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.