Facts about the Virginia Plan:
- Proposed a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
- Suggested a bicameral legislature with representation based on state population or financial contributions to the federal government.
- Favored larger states, as it granted them more influence in the legislative branch.
- Introduced by Edmund Randolph at the Constitutional Convention in 1787.
- Aimed to replace the Articles of Confederation with a new constitution that provided greater federal authority.

The Virginia plan was proposed to be a bicameral congress. It was suppose to be arranged by population of the state. This is basically the House of Representatives.

Answered by kmahavadi | 2024-06-10

The Virginia Plan was a plan that each state would have a different number of representatives according to its population. This contradicted the New Jersey Plan, stating that every state would have the same amount of representatives. In the end they settled on the Great Compromise in 1787. This new compromise announced that Congress would be divided into two parts: The House of Representatives (based on the population in the state) and Senate (there would be two senators per state).

Answered by studysavvy364 | 2024-06-10

The Virginia Plan, proposed in 1787 by Edmund Randolph and drafted by James Madison, aimed to establish a strong national government with a bicameral legislature based on state population. It included three branches of government, with members of the legislature elected by the people and the upper house chosen by the lower house. This plan aimed to replace the ineffective Articles of Confederation and significantly influenced the structure of the U.S. Constitution.
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Answered by kmahavadi | 2024-10-14