Which plan favored equal representation for states?

• A. The Articles
• B. Virginia Plan
• C. New Jersey Plan
• D. The Constitution

Answer: (D)

Equal representation means every state has the same voice in the legislature, regardless of how many people live there. The plan that championed this idea proposed a unicameral Congress in which each state would have one vote, so smaller states wouldn’t be outvoted by larger ones. That approach was the New Jersey Plan, created to protect the interests of smaller states by keeping their influence level with larger states.

This contrasts with the Virginia Plan, which argued for representation based on population, giving bigger states more power. When the founders moved toward a final framework, they used a compromise: two houses of Congress. The Senate gives each state equal representation with two senators, while the House bases representation on population. That arrangement blends both concepts but does not give equal representation across the entire legislature.