During the constitutional convention, small states such as new jersey argued that
a state’s congressional representation should be based on its geographic size.
each state should decide for itself the number of representatives it has.
all states should have same number of congressional representatives.
a state’s congressional representation should be based on its population.

President clinton, on the fortieth anniversary of the events in arkansas surrounding the "little rock nine," stated that "when the constitutional rights of our citizens are threatened, the national government must guarantee them." this principle was the basis for using federal authority in: the expansion of voting rights to women. the passage of the civil rights act of 1964. the passage of the americans with disabilities act. all of the choices.