MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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Large states liked the Virginia Plan because it would give them the same power as the large states.
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Small states did not support the Virginia Plan because it took power away from them.
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Neither the large or small states liked the Virgina Plan.
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There would have to be a compromise to decide representation.
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -Which statement about the Virginia Plan is accurate? It called for a unicameral legislature.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is true of the Virginia Plan? It proposed a two-house legislature, with population determining representation in each house. The New Jersey Plan: was mainly supported by the smaller, less populated states.
Detailed explanation-4: -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.