What kind of representation did small and big states want when designing Congress?
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The structure of Congress was fiercely debated in the Convention, with the small states opposing the large states. The Virginia Plan proposed a bicameral legislature with proportional representation based on population, while the small states argued for equal representation.
The small states pointed out that the four large states had a significant portion of the population. In response, a delegate from a large state noted that there were more small states and equal representation could lead to oppression by the smaller ones.
In summary, the Virginia Plan aimed to eliminate equal representation and create two legislative bodies with proportional representation based on population. The small states opposed this plan due to the significant difference in population between the small and large states.
英文質問 その1
When designing Congress, what kind of representation did the small states want? What kind did the big states want? という質問に対して該当する文章を探しています。
自分でもいらないと思う箇所は切って、だいぶ短くしたつもりですが、それでもかなり長いので質問を分けさせていただきました。
(その2では同じ質問に対して他の文章を引用しています。だいぶ英文が長くなりそうだったので2つに分けさせていただきました。ややこしくてすみません。)
But defining the structure of Congress was by far the bitterest fight in the Convention, pitting the large states against the small, and bringing them almost to the point of breaking up. The Confederation Congress was unicameral and each state had an equal vote.
The Virginia Plan proposed to create a bicameral legislature, and to eliminate equal representation of states by giving each a number of representatives proportional to their population. Madison believed that the states’ obsession with their own local interests were the cause of the union’s problems, and believed that the new government had to represent the people of the United States to limit the bad influence of the states.
<しかしsmall stateはアメリカの4大州だけで人口の大部分を占めていることを指摘した。>
In response a large state delegate noted that there were more small than large states, so if they stuck with equal representation the small ones could oppress the larger.
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<>内は自分で訳せたので英文を省きました。
・つまりバージニア計画では2つの立法府を創設し、それぞれに人口に比例した多数の代表者を与えることによって、州の平等な代表をなくす、という計画だったが、small stateはそれに反対した。
big(large) stateとは人口数がかなり異なるため。
in response以降なのですが、「それに答えて(対抗して)large stateは~」ということだと思うのですが、
ここではどういうことが言われているのでしょうか?
・自分の要約があっているか
・in response以降を簡単で結構ですので訳して欲しいです。
よろしくお願いします。
お礼
大変わかりやすかったです! In response以降も理解できました! ありがとうございます!!