One of the main debates at the Constitutional Convention centered on the nature of representation in the national legislature. What were the two competing approaches to representation in this debate?
A) Direct democracy vs. representative democracy
B) State-based vs. citizen-based representation
C) Citizen-based vs. individual-based representation
D) Federal vs. unitary democracy
E) Citizenship-based vs. residency-based representation

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The debate was between the Virginia Plan, which favored representation based on population (citizen-based), and the New Jersey Plan, which favored equal representation for each state (state-based).

One of the Main Debates at the Constitutional Convention Centered