60-Second Civics: Episode 3917, The Conflict over Representation

60-Second Civics Podcast

English - March 12, 2020 07:00 - 1 minute - 1 Byte - ★★★★ - 76 ratings
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There was a big disagreement at the Philadelphia Convention in 1787 over representation in Congress. Large states argued that representatives in Congress should be determined by population. Small states, seeing their power slip away, objected, saying that equal representation in Congress was the way to go. Would they be able to compromise?

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