The Constitution Act of 1787 provided for a unicameral Congress, seated in Philadelphia, which was modeled after Benjamin Franklin's idea of a Great Council. The Congress would be apportioned according to each State's revenue brought to the Empire, just as in the Albany Plan, rather than by equal suffrage or by proportion of population, as was proposed by the Suffragist and the Populist factions, respectively, at the Constitutional Convention. The Assembly or Lower House of each State would elect the Members of Congress (MCs) as it would see fit. The Emperor's Assent would be required for passage of all bills.