Question

during the convention, the delegation spent a lot of time debating whether representation of the state in the legislature should be equal or based on population. read the statements below from the debates. select whether each statement represents an argument in favor of the virginia plan, which proposed representation based on population, or the new jersey plan, which proposed equal representation.
it cannot be denied that all the states stand on the footing of equal sovereignty.... the representatives must be based on the states, not... the people.
sovereignty: authority
the states, as such, being equal, and being represented, not as districts of individuals, but in their political and corporate capacities, are entitled to an equality of suffrage.
suffrage: voting power
i now think the number of representatives should bear some proportion to the number of the represented, and that the decisions should be by the majority of

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each statement based on the Virginia Plan (representation by population) and New Jersey Plan (equal representation per state):

First Statement:

"It cannot be denied that all the states stand on the footing of equal sovereignty... The representatives must be [based on] the States, not... the people."

• The New Jersey Plan argued for equal state sovereignty and representation by states (not population). So this supports the New Jersey Plan.

Second Statement:

"The States, as such, being equal, and being represented, not as districts of individuals, but in their political and corporate capacities, are entitled to an equality of suffrage."

• "Equality of suffrage" (voting power) and representing states (not individuals) aligns with the New Jersey Plan’s equal representation. So this supports the New Jersey Plan.

Third Statement (partial, but key phrase: "number of representatives should bear some proportion to the number of the represented"):

• The Virginia Plan proposed representation proportional to population (representatives proportional to those represented). So this supports the Virginia Plan.

Final Answers (matching each statement to the plan):

1. New Jersey Plan
2. New Jersey Plan
3. Virginia Plan

(Note: For each statement, mark the column "Virginia Plan" or "New Jersey Plan" accordingly based on the above analysis.)

Answer:

To solve this, we analyze each statement based on the Virginia Plan (representation by population) and New Jersey Plan (equal representation per state):

First Statement:

"It cannot be denied that all the states stand on the footing of equal sovereignty... The representatives must be [based on] the States, not... the people."

• The New Jersey Plan argued for equal state sovereignty and representation by states (not population). So this supports the New Jersey Plan.

Second Statement:

"The States, as such, being equal, and being represented, not as districts of individuals, but in their political and corporate capacities, are entitled to an equality of suffrage."

• "Equality of suffrage" (voting power) and representing states (not individuals) aligns with the New Jersey Plan’s equal representation. So this supports the New Jersey Plan.

Third Statement (partial, but key phrase: "number of representatives should bear some proportion to the number of the represented"):

• The Virginia Plan proposed representation proportional to population (representatives proportional to those represented). So this supports the Virginia Plan.

Final Answers (matching each statement to the plan):

1. New Jersey Plan
2. New Jersey Plan
3. Virginia Plan

(Note: For each statement, mark the column "Virginia Plan" or "New Jersey Plan" accordingly based on the above analysis.)