MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Question
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They disliked James Madison
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It had a weak executive.
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They preferred to keep the Articles of Confederation.
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They were concerned that they wouldn’t have enough power in Congress.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The smaller states opposed the Virginia Plan because the resolution for proportional representation would mean that smaller states would have less say in government than the larger states. If the Virginia Plan was agreed each state would have a different number of representatives based on the state’s population.
Detailed explanation-2: -Virginia’s Plan was based on population. The larger states favored this plan because it would give them more representation in Congress. Why did small states dislike the Virginia Plan? Small states has smaller populations, which meant that they were have a smaller presence in Congress, and a smaller influence.
Detailed explanation-3: -The national legislature would have all the legislative power belonging to the Confederation Congress in addition to new powers. These new powers include “to legislate in all cases to which the separate states are incompetent” and the ability to veto any state law that was contrary to the articles of union.
Detailed explanation-4: -The alternative to the Virginia Plan, William Paterson’s New Jersey Plan, intended to give states equal representation in a one-bodied legislature.
Detailed explanation-5: -True or False: The larger states objected to the Virginia Plan because they would have fewer votes than small states. False.