The proposal offered by the smaller states during the Constitutional Convention that argued each state should be equally represented in the new regime regardless of its population was known as the

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The New Jersey Plan proposed that each state, regardless of its population, should have equal representation in the new government. This was in contrast to the Virginia Plan, which proposed representation based on population. Ultimately, a compromise known as the Connecticut Plan, or the Great Compromise, was reached which created a bicameral legislature with one house (the House of Representatives) based on population and another house (the Senate) with equal representation for each state.

The Proposal Offered by the Smaller States During the Constitutional