Under the Articles of Confederation, if Virginia had ten thousand citizens and Delaware had five thousand citizens, how many votes would each state have in the legislature?
Answer
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Virginia would have ten, and Delaware would have five.
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Virginia would have one, and Delaware would have five.
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Virginia would have one, and Delaware would have one.
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Virginia would have three, and Delaware would have two.
Explanation
Under the Articles of Confederation, each state had one vote in the legislature, regardless of its population. So Virginia would have one vote and Delaware would also have one vote. The population difference did not change either state’s vote count.
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