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On June 16, 1787, the Constitutional Convention resolved itself once more into a Committee of the Whole to compare the Virginia and the New Jersey plans.
The most significant difference between the two plans was that the Virginia Plan called for two legislative houses, with the number of representatives per state based on population, while the New Jersey Plan advocated for a single legislative body with an equal number of representatives per state, to avoid giving greater power to larger states.
Jul 5, 2024 · Five provisions for the legislative branch distinguish the Virginia Plan from the Articles of Confederation: 1) the people of each State ought to elect the First Branch of the National Legislature; 2) the Second Branch of the National Legislature ought to be elected by the first, out of a pool of candidates nominated by the state legislatures, a...
Jan 2, 2013 · The Virginia Plan posed a severe political threat to the smaller states excluded from James Madison’s coalition of large and Southern states. Many of the leading delegates from these states supported a much narrower form of nationalism than Madison.
Jun 7, 2024 · The Virginia Plan proposed a stronger national government with a bicameral legislature based on population. The New Jersey Plan advocated for equal state representation in a unicameral legislature.
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May 10, 2022 · Drafted by James Madison, and presented by Edmund Randolph to the Constitutional Convention on May 29, 1787, the Virginia Plan proposed a strong central government composed of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
