USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Introduced to the Constitutional Convention in 1787, James Madison’s Virginia Plan outlined a strong national government with three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial. The plan called for a legislature divided into two bodies (the Senate and the House of Representatives) with proportional representation.

Detailed explanation-2: -06The Virginia Plan called for a separation of powers in the new US government. 07It also called for a bicameral congress. 08It also included what would become the Good Behavior Clause of the US Constitution. 09The procedures for the admission of new states to the Union also go back to the Virginia Plan.

Detailed explanation-3: -The purpose of the plan was to protect the large states’ interests in the new government, which would be stronger federally than under the Articles of Confederation. The Articles of Confederation was the first form of government and had weak federal control; the states had all of the power.

Detailed explanation-4: -Modeled on the existing state governments, the plan called for three branches of government (executive, legislative and judicial). Since the legislature appointed both the executive and judicial branches, however, the plan lacked the system of checks and balances that became central to the US Constitution.