At the constitutional convention, the virginia plan would have granted more power to

states with a large population

Explanation:

At the Constitutional Convention, the Virginia Plan propused that states with a large population would have more representatives than states with lower population. The Virginia Plan was supported by large states which benefitted from this plan, while smaller states generally opposed it because they would have a poorer representation.

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states

explanation:

as the old saying goes, all politics are local. state and federal governments affect our daily lives in numerous ways. yet, in our federal system, there is supposed to be a balance between federal and state power. as james madison envisioned it in federalist no. 51, “the power surrendered by the people” would be “divided between two distinct governments,” creating a balance of power that would enable the “different governments [to] control each other.”