Third Annotation

Rakove, Jack N.. James Madison and the Creation of the American Republic. New York: Libary of Congress Catologing in Publication Data, 2007.

The author Jack N. Rakove has a chapter in this book called "The Great Convention", which interprets the decisive issue of representation in each state.

James Madison triggered the dispute over representation, when stating his opinion "that a change in the principle of representation was the first step the Convention had to take before it would determine exactly what the national government would do" This occupied the delegates for seven weeks until The Great Compromise of July 16 protected the small states right to have an equal vote in Senate.