MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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New Jersey Plan
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Virginia Plan
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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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: -The Virginia Plan received support from states with large populations such as Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and South Carolina.
Detailed explanation-3: -Who Supported the Virginia Plan? The Virginia Plan was supported by the larger states because of the resolution for proportional representation. This meant that the more people a state has, the more representatives it gets in the legislature.