Step-by-step explanation:
The two major plans presented to deal with the population and representation issue in the United States prior to the drafting of the Constitution were the Virginia Plan and the New Jersey Plan.
The Virginia Plan - This plan, presented by James Madison, proposed a bicameral (two-chamber) legislative system, with representation in the lower house based on population and in the upper house based on equal representation for each state.
The New Jersey Plan - This plan, presented by William Paterson, proposed a unicameral (one-chamber) legislative system with equal representation for each state, regardless of population.
Both plans were discussed during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and a compromise was eventually reached in which representation in the House of Representatives would be based on population, and each state would have two senators in the upper house of the legislative branch, the Senate. This compromise was enshrined in the Constitution as the Connecticut Compromise, also known as the Great Compromise.