The "small-state plan" or New Jersey Plan presented at the Constitutional Convention included all of the following except
a. representation in a unicameral Congress in states, according to the population
b. equal representation in a unicameral Congress, regardless of size and population.
c. favoring greater representation in Congress by all southern states over all northern states.
d. favoring greater representation in Congress by all northern states over all southern states.
e. a bicameral congressional structure with a House of Representatives determined by population of the state and a Senate composed of equal representation from each state.
b
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