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Virginia Plan

Virginia Plan. Strong National Government: 3 separate branches. Legislature would be bicameral (2 house); Representation based on population or on amount of money State gave to support national government. Members of House of Representatives elected by popular vote.

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Virginia Plan

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  1. Virginia Plan • Strong National Government: 3 separate branches. • Legislature would be bicameral (2 house); • Representation based on population or on amount of money State gave to support national government. • Members of House of Representatives elected by popular vote. • Senate members chosen by the House from lists of persons nominated by the State legislatures. • It favored large States because the number of votes in the legislature would be based on a State's population. • Congress would choose a President and the Supreme Court.

  2. New Jersey Plan • The New Jersey Plan resembled the Articles of Confederation. • With increased power of the Federal Government to tax and regulate trade. • It favored small States because each state was given equal representation in the legislature.

  3. Connecticut Compromise • Disagreement over representation in Congress caused tempers to flare. • The Connecticut Compromise settled the conflict. • Congress to be composed of two houses. • In Senate, equal representation. • In House, based on population. • Often called the "Great Compromise" in that it settled a primary dispute.

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